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kinetic energy

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-001488

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).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-001488
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
See alsopotential energy
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001488",
  "term": "kinetic energy",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "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).",
  "see_also": [
    "potential energy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/kinetic-energy/"
}

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