as the speed of an object increases, the __________ energy of the object increases. what one word completes the sentence?

The one word that completes the sentence "As the speed of an object increases, the _________ energy of the object increases" is kinetic.

Explanation

• The energy of a moving object that increases as its speed increases is called kinetic energy. Kinetic energy depends on both the mass of the object and the square of its speed.
• Mathematically, kinetic energy EkE_kEk​ is given by Ek=12mv2E_k=\frac{1}{2}mv^2Ek​=21​mv2, where mmm is the mass and vvv is the speed of the object.
• Thus, as speed increases, the kinetic energy increases significantly, since it is proportional to the square of the speed.