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Kinetic energy is calculated using mass and velocity.

KE=1/2mv2

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What units are kinetic energy measured in?

To measure kinetic energy:Let us suppose an object of mass m moving wtih velocity vKinetic Energy of that object= mv2/2


The average kinetic energy of a substances is its what?

Average KE is proportional to the temperature of the particles measured in Kelvin.Energy is measured in Joules and temperature is measured in Kelvin or Celsius. Do not think that they are the same thing.KE = 1/2mv2 for macroscopic objects but the equation for working out the KE of particles is quite complicated.


Can kinetic energy be measured?

Kinetic energy can be measured, but the act of measuring it changes the kinetic energy of the object you are measuring. For example, you can measure the kinetic energy of a bullet fired from a gun by allowing the bullet to strike an known object and then measure the deflection/deformation of the target object. While it is possible to measure the kinetic energy of the bullet this way, the bullet itself is no longer moving after this measurement, and therefore your measurement caused a change in the bullet's kinetic energy. . Kinetic energy (E) can be calculated without changing the kinetic energy of the object under observation if you know the mass (m) of the object and if you can observe or calculate its velocity (v) using the equation E=(1/2)m/v2.


The measurement of kinetic or thermal energy is known as what?

When the energy is molecular, atomic, or ionic, it is known as temperature. It is kinetic because the temperature is the mean kinetic energy of these particles. This, by definition, is the thermal energy.


What is mechanical energy measured in?

Mechanical energy is typically measured in joules. This unit combines both kinetic energy (due to motion) and potential energy (due to an object's position or state).