Temperature and Thermal Energy
Differentiating between temperature (average kinetic energy of particles) and thermal energy (total kinetic and potential energy of particles).
Key Questions
- Explain the difference between temperature and thermal energy.
- Describe how a thermometer measures temperature.
- Analyze how the amount of thermal energy in an object depends on its mass, specific heat capacity, and temperature.
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