Which statements best describes temperature ? a. it is a measure of heat flow. b.it is a measure of average kinetic energy. c.it is a measure of average potential energy. d.it is a measure of average potential and kinetic energy. e.it is a measure of radiant energy.

B. Average kinetic Energy

Temperature refers to the average kinetic energy of the particles of a substance, ie. the more they move/vibrate in place, the hotter the substance is.

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igneous rocks also form where plates converge. the subducting plate melts as it sinks into the crust of the earth, and the melt rises into the overriding plate forming volcanoes. metamorphic rocks are formed mainly in the lithosphere, wherever there is high pressure and high temperature. -woods