Combined Science GCSE
Temperature versus internal energy
What Temperature versus internal energy means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Temperature versus internal energy
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Temperature measures the average kinetic energy of the particles, while internal energy is the total energy stored by all the particles.
Topics that use Temperature versus internal energy
- Internal energy (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Change of state
- Heating
- Internal energy
- Kinetic and potential energy of particles
- Kinetic energy
- Temperature
- Potential energy
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