Kinetic energy
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Kinetic energy is the energy which things have because they are moving. This energy can be changed into other sorts of energy such as heat (if something hits with something soft and does not bounce), potential energy (if it is moving upwards and gets higher), or even light (if it is moving very fast indeed or if it hits something which sparks like flint or iron/Aluminium). However, heat, light, sound, mechanical energy, and other types of energy are also types of kinetic energy.
Meteors, bullets from a gun, a kicked football, and gambit all have kinetic energy.
