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• Describe what is meant by kinetic energy.
• Calculate kinetic energy for a moving object.
Kinetic energy is the energy stored in moving objects.
Stationary objects have no kinetic energy.
Ek = 0.5 × m × v2
Examples:
1. A car with a mass of 700 kg is moving with a speed of 20m/s. Calculate the kinetic energy of the car.
2. A cyclist and bike have a total mass of 100 kg and a speed of 15 m/s. Calculate the kinetic energy.
3. A tennis ball is traveling at 50 m/s and has a kinetic energy of 75 J. Calculate the mass of the tennis ball.
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Calculations using the kinetic energy formula. Examples:
1. A 30 gram bullet travels at 300 m/s. How much kinetic energy does it have?
2. A 70kg man runs at a pace of 4 m/s and a 50g meteor travels at 2 km/s. Which has the most kinetic energy?.
3. A 5000kg truck has 400000J of kinetic energy. How fast is it moving?
4. A car traveling at 10 m/s has 200000J of kinetic energy. What is the mass of the car?
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Kinetic Energy
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• Describe what is meant by kinetic energy.
• Calculate kinetic energy for a moving object.
Kinetic energy is the energy stored in moving objects.
Stationary objects have no kinetic energy.
Ek = 0.5 × m × v2
Examples:
1. A car with a mass of 700 kg is moving with a speed of 20m/s. Calculate the kinetic energy of the car.
2. A cyclist and bike have a total mass of 100 kg and a speed of 15 m/s. Calculate the kinetic energy.
3. A tennis ball is traveling at 50 m/s and has a kinetic energy of 75 J. Calculate the mass of the tennis ball.
Calculations using the kinetic energy formula. Examples:
1. A 30 gram bullet travels at 300 m/s. How much kinetic energy does it have?
2. A 70kg man runs at a pace of 4 m/s and a 50g meteor travels at 2 km/s. Which has the most kinetic energy?.
3. A 5000kg truck has 400000J of kinetic energy. How fast is it moving?
4. A car traveling at 10 m/s has 200000J of kinetic energy. What is the mass of the car?
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