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Kinetic Energy Simplified Revision Notes for GCSE Edexcel Physics Combined Science

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1.1.3 Kinetic Energy

Kinetic Energy

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Kinetic energy is the energy stored in moving objects. Stationary objects have no kinetic energy.

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FORMULA

$$E_k=\frac{1}{2} \times m \times v^2$$

• $Ek$: Kinetic energy (J)
• $m$: Mass (kg)
• $v$: Speed (m/s)

Where m is the mass in kilograms, kg, v is the speed, in metres per second, m/s and the kinetic energy, Ek, in joules, J.

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Example: A car converts chemical energy stored in petrol into a kinetic energy store.

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KEY POINTS Kinetic energy is the energy stored in moving objects.

Stationary objects have no kinetic energy.

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