AQA GCSE Physics · 8463
Specification 4.1.1.3 · Paper 1
The energy stored by an object because of the internal motion and arrangement of its particles.
Revise: Energy changes in systemsHeating transfers energy into an object's thermal energy store. Its temperature usually rises, but temperature and energy are not the same quantity. Temperature indicates how hot an object is; the energy transferred during a temperature change also depends on the object's mass and the material from which it is made.