Is energy the “thing” that makes matter move or act?

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Is energy the “thing” that makes matter move or act?

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Energy can be thought of as a physical property something has relative to something else. If something has kinetic energy, then it is in motion relative to you. If something has potential energy, then it has the theoretical ability to move. If something has heat energy, it’s molecules are in a kind of vibration and so on.