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Kinetic energy depends on...

A. Mass
B. Speed (velocity)
C. Both of the above
D. none of the above

User Mfossat
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The kinetic energy of an object depends on its mass and its speed.

It does NOT depend on the object's velocity ... as long as its speed doesn't change, the object has the same kinetic energy no matter what direction it's moving.

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B. Kinetic energy depends both on Mass and Speed.

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