The temperature of a gas measures the: w) number of calories of heat present x) average kinetic energy of the particles in the gas y) exact number of particles in the gas z) potential energy of the gas

The temperature of a gas measures the: w) number of calories of heat present x) average kinetic energy of the particles in the gas y) exact number of particles in the gas z) potential energy of the gas
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ANSWER: X -- AVERAGE KINETIC ENERGY OF THE PARTICLES IN THE GAS 
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