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The movement of atoms is an example of what type of energy?

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Well, typically, the movement of any object is associated with kinetic energy.
You should be able to determine from a quick Google search that kinetic means "of, relating to, or resulting from motion."
Since kinetic energy
K
is associated with motion, it has something to do with momentum
p
. In fact, for an object with a constant mass:

p
=
m

v
Δ
K
=


v
f

v
i

p
d

v
=






m


v
2
2







v
f

v
i
=
1
2
m

v
2
f

1
2
m

v
2
i
... the change in kinetic energy occurs in accordance with a change in the velocity over the course of an object's forward momentum.
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