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Sports Physics 6-8 / Week 06
Week 06

Kinetic Energy: Mass and Speed

// The energy of motion

A moving object has kinetic energy, the energy of motion. Kinetic energy grows with mass: at the same speed, a heavier ball carries more. It grows even faster with speed: doubling the speed gives four times the energy. Kinetic energy is measured in joules. When a rolling ball hits a cup, energy is transferred to the cup and the cup slides. A faster or heavier ball transfers more energy and the cup slides farther. Friction then turns the cup's motion energy into warmth and the cup stops.

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