Thermal Energy Store
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Key Stage 3
Meaning
The higher the temperature the more the particles vibrate and faster they move in the material storing energy.
The Thermal Energy Store is the an Energy Store associated with the temperature of an object.
About The Thermal Energy Store
- The hotter an object the more energy in the thermal energy store.
- The more mass an object has the more energy in its thermal energy store.
- Different materials can store different amounts of energy at the same temperature.
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Examples
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| The sparkler is at the highest temperature but it has the least thermal energy because it has so little mass. | These embers are much colder than a sparkler but have much more mass so they have more thermal energy. | The water in this hot tub is colder than both the sparkler and embers, but it has the most thermal energy because it has the most mass. |