Let's take a look into what is Kinetic Energy? Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. An object that has motion - whether it is vertical or horizontal motion - has kinetic energy. Kinetic energy is directly proportional to the mass of the object and the square of its velocity: K.E. = 1/2 m v2. If the mass has units of kilograms and the velocity of meters per second, the kinetic energy has units of kilograms-meters squared per second squared. The main characteristics of kinetic energy are movement and moving objects. Kinetic energy is never present in an object at rest — only in objects that are moving. There are five types of kinetic energy: radiant, thermal, sound, electrical, and mechanical. The standard unit of kinetic energy is the joule, while the English unit of kinetic energy is the foot-pound. In classical mechanics, kinetic energy (KE) is equal to half of an object's mass (1/2*m) multiplied by the velocity squared.

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