Question

in what way geothermal energy is
different from thermal energy

Answer 1

Geothermal energy is heat Energy generated and stored in the Earth. The Geothermal gradient which is the difference in temperature between the core of the planet and its surface, drives a continuous conduction of thermal energy in the form of heat from the core to the surface

Answer 2

Geothermal energy is heat energy.
Generated and stored in the earth.
Thermal energy comes from heat.
This heat generated by a movement a tiny particles with in an object.