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• Energy that a body has as a result of its motion. Mathematically, it is defined as one-half the product of a body's mass and the square of its speed (KE = 1/2 * mass * velocity squared).

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Kinetic Energy. (n.d.). National Weather Service Glossary. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/kinetic-energy.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Kinetic Energy. www.weather.gov. National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/kinetic-energy (accessed: March 25, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Kinetic Energy." National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. 25 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/kinetic-energy.

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