3.1 Translational Kinetic Energy

Describe the translational kinetic energy of an object in terms of the object’s mass and velocity.

• An object’s translational kinetic energy is given by the equation =Km v1 2 2
• T ranslational kinetic energy is a scalar quantity.
• Different observers may measure different values of the translational kinetic energy of an object, depending on the observer’s frame of reference. TOPIC 3.2 Work