Kinetic energy and particle motion

[Lusin_Yengibaryan_3B]

The last lecture on 1/22/21 brought up a question out of curiosity.
Does anyone know how kinetic energy is related to temperature? How is it related to particle motion?

[Joyce Pang 2H]

The higher the temperature of a particle, the more kinetic energy it has, which is directly related to the motion of said particle-- kinetic-molecular theory

[Tanner Bartyczak 1K]

Joyce is correct. Heat is just the kinetic energy of particles. Higher heat = Higher Kinetic Energy (at the molecular level).

[Gwirnowski 3B]

Kinetic energy is the measure of the energy particles have due to their motion. Temperature influences this motion as higher heats speed up particles and cold temperatures slow down particles. This gives temperature a direct correlation to kinetic energy and particle motion.

[Gian Boco 2G]

Temperature is commonly defined as the average kinetic energy of the molecules. This derives from the increase of heat and temperature as the observed molecules move fast and increase their speed.