Properly, thermal energy is used to mean the total amount of energy possessed by an object, while heat indicates the amount of thermal energy transferred in or out.
(thermal energy; to mean; the total amount of energy) (energy; possessed; by an object) (heat; indicates; the amount of thermal energy transferred in or out) (the amount of thermal energy; transferred; L:in or out)
thermal energy energy heat the amount of thermal energy
to mean possessed indicates transferred
the total amount of energy
by an object
the amount of thermal energy transferred in or out
L:in or out