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What is the kinetic energy of an object?

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The energy possessed by a body by the virtue of its motion is called kinetic energy. Every moving object possesses kinetic energy. A body uses kinetic energy to do work. The kinetic energy of hammer is used in driving a nail into a log of wood, kinetic energy of air is used to run windmills, etc.

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