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Bot GPT 3.5 Kinetic energy is the energy possessed by an object due to its motion. It relates to the speed and mass of the object, where faster-moving and heavier objects have more kinetic energy. It is the energy of a moving object as it can do work or cause an effect when it interacts with other objects.
Thermal energy, on the other hand, is the energy possessed by a substance due to the movement of its particles. It is related to the temperature of the substance, where higher temperatures indicate more thermal energy. Thermal energy is a form of kinetic energy at the microscopic level, as the particles within a substance are in constant motion, vibrating or colliding with each other.