if you were able to measure the motion of all particles of a sample and you used this data to find the average, you would actually be measuring ________
A: specific heat
B: heat
C: thermal energy
D: temperature

Question

if you were able to measure the motion of all particles of a sample and you used this data to find the average, you would actually be measuring ________ 
A: specific heat 
B: heat 
C: thermal energy 
D: temperature

mrm · Answer

Let's narrow it down.  What is specific heat?

yoyoyooy123fdgfdgfdgdgfgdgdfgd · Answer

the heat required to raise the temperature of the unit mass of a given substance by a given amount (usually one degree).

mrm · Answer

Right.  So if you measured the kinetic energy of many particles in a substance, and took the average, would that tell you anything about how it's temperature changes with the addition of heat?