The Impact of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act on American Business from 1977-2010 Ajani Harris Claremont McKenna College This Open Access Senior Thesis is brought to you by Scholarship@Claremont. It has been accepted for inclusion in this collection by an authorized administrator. For more information, please contactscholarship@cuc.claremont.edu.
In physics, the kinetic energy of an object is the energy that it possesses due to its motion. It is defined as the work needed to accelerate a body of a given mass from rest to its stated velocity.
Kinetic energy is used by exploiting the motion of an object. For example, the energy of a moving piston in an automotive engine provides transportation. The kinetic energy of moving water powers hydroelectric dams that provide electricity.