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Which of the following statements is true about kinetic energy?
Which of the following statements is true about kinetic energy?
- Kinetic energy is independent of the environment.
- Kinetic energy is only possessed by objects in motion. (correct)
- Kinetic energy is not related to the movement of other objects in the same environment.
- Kinetic energy is dependent on the position or state of an object.
What is the relationship between kinetic energy and potential energy?
What is the relationship between kinetic energy and potential energy?
- Kinetic energy and potential energy are completely independent of each other.
- Potential energy can be converted into kinetic energy, but not vice versa. (correct)
- Kinetic energy can be converted into potential energy, but not vice versa.
- Kinetic energy and potential energy are the same thing.
In the example of a bullet whizzing past a person, the bullet possesses which type of energy?
In the example of a bullet whizzing past a person, the bullet possesses which type of energy?
- Potential energy
- Neither kinetic nor potential energy
- Kinetic energy (correct)
- Both kinetic and potential energy
What does the law of conservation of energy state?
What does the law of conservation of energy state?
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What is the relationship between kinetic energy and the movement of other objects in the same environment?
What is the relationship between kinetic energy and the movement of other objects in the same environment?
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