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Which of the following is not an example of kinetic energy

A. a car speeding down the street

B. wind turning a windmill

C. a boy sinking a basketball in the hoop

D a pebble sitting on the ground


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D. A pebble sitting on the ground

Kinetic energy is energy in motion

Potential energy is energy at a pause

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a pebble sitting on the ground would be an example of mechanical energy since it's sitting still, kinetic energy involves movement

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