Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Physics

Question:

A falling coconut, a speeding car, a rolling stone, a flying aircraft, flowing water, blowing wind, a running athlete etc. are possessing which form of energy? 

Options:

Potential energy

Kinetic energy

Vibrational energy

All of these

Correct Answer:

Kinetic energy

Explanation:

A falling coconut, a speeding car, a rolling stone, a flying aircraft, flowing water, blowing wind, a running athlete etc. possess kinetic energy. 

In short, kinetic energy is the energy possessed by an object due to its motion. The kinetic energy of an object increases with its speed.