Planets revolving around the sun have rotational kinetic energy.
Example of kinetic energy roller coaster. He loses a little energy due to friction but returns to almost the same height as he started. As the car travels down the coaster it gains speed and kinetic energy. KE 12 mv 2.
Kinetic energy examples are all around us. KE 12 x 1000 x 25 2. V 1 0 ms 1.
Wind mills running and roller coasters are just some examples of kinetic energy. It is the combination of mass and velocity. The movement of a roller coaster is accomplished by the conversion of potential energy to kinetic energy.
Essentially a roller coaster is a gravity-powered train. The roller coaster cars gain potential energy as they are pulled to the top of the first hill. Explain that students should decide the height and location of each of the drops as well as whether the distance between them should be small or large.
A good example of the conversion of gravitational potential and kinetic energy is a skateboarder on a half-pipe. Vibrational kinetic energy is the energy possessed by an object due to vibration eg. KE 12 x 1000 x 625.
When the roller coaster moves downwards kinetic energy is generated. A bicycle in motion. In real life not all of the potential energy of the coaster cars is converted to.