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Why does a small increase in speed produce a large increase in kinetic energy?
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Kinetic energy is proportional to (depends upon) the square of the speed (velocity).
If the speed is doubled then the KE is increased by a factor of 4 (2 squared).
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Yes.
Does an atom's nucleus hold a large amount of kinetic energy?
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Contrast Chemical energy and mechanical energy?
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Kinetic energy is calculated as (1/2) x mass x speed squared, so to have a lot of kinetic energy, an object must have a large mass, a large speed, or both. Stars have tremendous amounts of kinetic energy, galaxies even more.Kinetic energy is calculated as (1/2) x mass x speed squared, so to have a lot of kinetic energy, an object must have a large mass, a large speed, or both. Stars have tremendous amounts of kinetic energy, galaxies even more.Kinetic energy is calculated as (1/2) x mass x speed squared, so to have a lot of kinetic energy, an object must have a large mass, a large speed, or both. Stars have tremendous amounts of kinetic energy, galaxies even more.Kinetic energy is calculated as (1/2) x mass x speed squared, so to have a lot of kinetic energy, an object must have a large mass, a large speed, or both. Stars have tremendous amounts of kinetic energy, galaxies even more.
What energy is the sum of potential energy and kinetic energy in a system of objects?
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Should a large truck and a small car moving at the same speed have the same kinetic energy?
No. The large truck has more kinetic energy than the car. Mass is a variable in the equation for determining kinetic energy. Kinetic energy equals 1/2 the mass of the object time the speed (really velocity) squared.
How are potential kinetic energy and total energy relate to one another?
Potential energy + kinetic energy = total energy. Potential energy is stored or positional energy; chemical energy stored in a battery, a large weight up high where we can get gravity to do work with it. Kinetic energy is energy of motion; energy = 1/2mv^2.
How does the kinetic energy change if the objects mass is twice as large?
Assuming the larger mass is moving at the same speed as the original mass, the kinetic energy will double.
A slow moving steamroller has a large amount of kinetic energy too?
Yes.
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