Question

What is the thermal energy of an object?

Question options:


the total potential temperature of its particles


the total potential energy of its particles


the total kinetic energy of its particles


the total kinetic and potential energy of its particles

Answer 1

the total kinetic and potential energy of its particles

Step-by-step explanation:

The energy contained in the small motions of the object's molecules can be broken up into a combination of microscopic kinetic energy and potential energy.