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Kinetic <strong>Energy</strong> is <strong>Energy</strong> Due to Motion<br />
Thermal energy is the kinetic energy of individual molecules moving<br />
in a r<strong>and</strong>om manner.<br />
The kinetic energy of a moving object is determined by the mass <strong>and</strong><br />
speed of the object. The relationship between kinetic energy, mass<br />
<strong>and</strong> speed is represented by the following equation<br />
E k = ½ mv 2<br />
Where:<br />
E k is the energy of the object (in Joules)<br />
m is the mass of the object (in kilograms)<br />
v is the velocity of the object (in meters per second).<br />
This formula will still produce the proper units for energy<br />
(recall that a joule is actually a kgm 2 /s 2 ).
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