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Thermal Energy. Thermal energy is the internal energy of an object due to the kinetic energy of its atoms and/or molecules. The atoms and/or molecules of a hotter object have greater kinetic energy than those of a colder one, in the form of vibrational, rotational, or, in the case of a gas, translational motion.
Matterwave Science Advisor. Gold Member. Thermal energy is an equation of state, it is the total energy contained in a system due to the random motions of all of its constituents (in the center of mass frame). Heat is energy in transport, and it is not an equation of state. It is the energy transferred from one system to another that is not done by work.