What is the internal energy of an object?
The total kinetic and potential energy of its particles.
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What is the internal energy of an object?
The total kinetic and potential energy of its particles.
How is temperature related to the average kinetic energy of particles?
A higher temperature means greater average particle kinetic energy.
What happens to an object's internal energy when its temperature rises?
Its internal energy increases.
Besides temperature, what two aspects of a material affect its internal energy?
Its amount and state.