Thermal energy is the energy that heat is made of. the more thermal energy there is, the more the particles move. thermal energy is what causes particles to change state
Kinetic energy is the energy generated by motion., and it is measured in joules. thermal energy measures the total kinetic energy of all the particles contained in an object.
for example, a teapot would have more thermal energy then a teacup, not since it is hotter, but rather because it has more particles because it has more tea. more volume.
then there is heat. heat is energy that is transferred from the object with higher kinetic energy, to an object with a lower kinetic energy. heat never goes form the object with lower kinetic energy to the object with higher kinetic energy.
Add them all together.4+10+6+3=23
and, last but not least, temperature. temperature is measured by the average amount of kinetic energy. so, for example, let's say I have four particles. one is four, one is ten, one is six, and one is three. to find the temperature, i do as follows:
and there you have your temperature
then, i divide it by the number of particles.23/4=5.75