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B. Denton

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Answered Oct 15, 2020

Kinetic force is a mode of energy that an object maintains because of its motion. Kinetic energy depends on mass and velocity. If you want an item to accelerate, then force must be applied. When the velocity of an object doubles, it’s kinetic energy quadruples.

The kind of motion that kinetic energy gives out can be a number of items. It could be translation, rotation, and axis. Energy itself may occur in many forms. These include chemical energy, thermal energy, electromagnetic radiation, gravitational energy, electric energy, nuclear energy, and even rest energy. Anything that is movement involves kinetic energy. For example, throwing a baseball up in the air is kinetic energy.

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Answered Sep 30, 2020

Kinetic energy will depend on the velocity of the object that has been squared. Whenever the velocity of the object increases or usually doubles, the kinetic energy will be quadrupled. If in case you are not familiar with kinetic energy, this is known as the type of energy that is in motion. The greater the mass of the object, the greater the total of the energy.

The formula to get the kinetic energy of the object is KE=1/2 mv^2. The moment that you already know the numbers that you will input, the faster it will be for you to come up with the right answer.

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R. Tanner

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Answered Sep 25, 2020

When referring to kinetic energy, it is simply a kind of energy that acts upon an object in motion. The formula for kinetic energy is given as ½×m×v². Where m represents mass (in gram or kilogram), and v stands for velocity (in meter per second squared).

Hence, kinetic energy can be said to depend on the velocity of an object squared. The unit of kinetic energy is usually represented in Joule (kgm/s²). Breaking it down, making reference to the formula, it is more obvious that kinetic energy depends on the mass of the object and the velocity with which it is moving.

It is very important to also note that kinetic energy usually operates in a horizontal manner. If the movement is in a vertical manner, the law of gravity has to be respected. Thus, the potential energy will most likely be the kind of energy acting on the object and not kinetic energy.

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Answered Sep 23, 2020

Kinetic energy is a property of an item or particle in motion, and it depends not only on its motion but also on its mass. The kind of action may be a translation (or motion along a path from one place to another), rotation about an axis, vibration, or any combination of activities.

Kinetic energy is the energy an object generates when moving. Due to gravity, kinetic energy is affected by the object’s mass, speed, and velocity. Chemical potential energy depends on three main factors: the mass of the object, the nature of the chemical-specific heat, and temperature.

This kind of motion may be in the rotation. A few examples of real-life kinetic energy include the movement of a roller coaster, throwing or hitting a baseball, and even more specifically, the bat being swung to hit the baseball, a moving vehicle, and dropping an object the floor.

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Answered Sep 18, 2020

Kinetic energy is known to be the energy of the mass in motion. This means that an object that is moving currently has kinetic energy. If you would like to compute for this, remember that you need to solve this equation: v): E = ½mv2.

One thing that you should know about energy is that it is known to be a scalar quantity, which means that it is always going to be positive. It is also not going to depend on direction.

When you double the mass that is available, you will also double the amount of energy that you will have. Take note that kinetic energy can be converted into different forms of energy.

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C. Marcus

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Answered Sep 16, 2020

Kinetic energy depends on the velocity of the object squared, meaning that when the velocity of an object doubles, it's kinetic energy quadruples. Kinetic energy is the energy an object has because of its motion; if you want an object to accelerate, then force must be applied. Kinetic energy can be transformed between objects and transformed into other kinds of energy.

Kinetic energy must always have a positive value or either zero. Kinetic energy is not a vector; it is a scalar quantity because it doesn’t have a direction, and it completely describes the magnitude of an object alone.

The equation used for representing kinetic energy is KE=0.5 × M ×V, where m is the mass of the object, and v is the speed of the object.

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Anika Nicole

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Answered Jun 20, 2018

There are mainly two factors on which Kinetic Energy (denoted by KE) of an object depends - the mass (m) and speed (v) of the object. If the mass and speed of an object will increase, its KE will also increase.

The equation which is used to represent the relationship between mass, speed, and KE of an object is as follows:

KE = 0.5 • m • v2

where,

m = mass in Kilogram (kg) and v = velocity in m/s.

This equation also represents that KE is directly proportional to the square of its speed.

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Syedafatima

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Answered May 13, 2017

The mass and speed of and object is correct t or not
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John Adney

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Answered Mar 23, 2017

Answer: it it the mass and speed of an object
Why: beacause you need mass and speed to move an object or yourself
Example: you use your muscles to move a cabinet
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John Smith

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Answered Oct 31, 2016

The mass and speed of an object
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