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What is the difference between kinetic and mechanical energy?

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Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. So when an object is moving it has kinetic energy. Mechanical energy is the moving of parts a roller coaster would have mechanical energy because the chain the pulls you up the first hill has moving parts so it is mechanical energy.
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