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Which of the following is a type of kinetic energy?
Correct Answer:
Translational
Explanation:
Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. When an object moves through space, its motion of the entire body, or the translation of its center of mass, constitutes translational kinetic energy. This form of energy increases with both mass and speed, shown by the formula 1/2 m v^2. The other terms describe stored or potential energy: elastic energy comes from deforming a material, gravitational energy (often called gravitational potential energy) depends on height in a gravitational field, and chemical energy is stored in bonds within molecules. So the energy tied directly to motion through space is translational kinetic energy.

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