Observe how energy is transferred by heat - 4th Grade Science

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As molecules move they rub against one another. This creates friction which raises the temperature of the molecules. The                      the molecules move, the more thermal energy they are able to generate.

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Thermal energy is another term for heat energy. Thermal or heat energy is generated when molecules rub against one another, causing friction. The faster the molecules move, the more heat energy is created. To measure how much thermal energy something has, we take its temperature with a thermometer.

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