Question

Explain how the temperature of a substance is related to the kinetic energy of its molecules.

Answer 1

At the atomic scale, the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is sometimes referred to as heat energy. Kinetic energy is also related to the concept of temperature. Temperature is defined as the measure of the average speed of atoms and molecules. The higher the temperature, the faster these particles of matter move.

Answer 2

Every substance is composed of molecules that have kinetic energy.

Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of molecules in the substance.

Temperature is measured in units of degrees.

As the kinetic energy of molecules increases, temperature also increases, and vice versa.

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