What is Kinetic Energy?

Whenever something or someone is in motion, it has kinetic energy.

Kinetic energy is moving energy.

We use electricity from the kinetic energy of wind and water to turn turbines. Turbines produce power to run our factories, our machines, our homes and all the electric appliances in our homes.

Kinetic Energy

So, an object that is moving or changing in some way has kinetic energy. It doesn’t matter how it is moving or changing. It can be vertically, horizontally, across a distance, in circles, or changing form.

Other examples of Kinetic Energy:

Vertical kinetic energy: Examples are a rocket going up in space, a waterfall falling from a height, throwing a ball up in the air, jumping a skipping rope, bouncing a ball up and down.

Other Types of Kinetic Energy:

Horizontal kinetic energy:

Running on a track, shooting an arrow to a target, a pitcher throwing the baseball to the batter, the batter hitting the ball into the field.

Distance kinetic energy:

A car or a bike traveling from point A to point B, the wind blowing leaves across the lawn, a lawnmower traveling over the lawn, you pushing the lawnmower.

Kinetic Energy = moving

Just remember that kinetic energy means moving.