Reply To: Kinetic energy
Thank you for your question, Mirandamiranda. Think of kinetic energy as the energy moving through space. Heat does not stay put; it is constantly moving from a warmer place toward a cooler place. Nor does light; light is photons (electromagnetic waves) traveling at the speed of light. As soon as you turn off the source, its light travels on and the room becomes dark. Electricity is electrons traveling, usually through a wire. You may have a charged object, static electricity (potential energy) but an electric current or discharge is electrons in motion traveling from one place to another. With classic movement energy, the ball, for example, is the same whether it is moving or not. Therefore, think of the energy as something different than the ball. The energy is being carried from one place to another by the ball’s moving.
I hope this helps, but please ask further.
Bernie Nebel