Kinetic energy, movement <-> energy ?

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Kinetic energy is defined as the energy an object possesses due to its motion. When a person kicks a ball, they exert a force over a distance, transferring energy to the ball, which then moves. This process illustrates that energy is imparted to the ball through the action of kicking, resulting in the ball gaining kinetic energy. The confusion arises from the phrasing in the book, which suggests that movement itself provides energy, but in reality, it is the force applied that converts potential energy into kinetic energy, enabling the ball to move.
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Hi there,

I always thought that kinetic energy was the energy associated to a movement, ie, I have a ball in movement so I had printed the energy of my body on it when I kicked the ball, right? So I gave energy to the ball that started to move it. energy -> movement.
However, I was reading the book 'Principles of Chemistry' and in its definition of Kinetic energy they have 'energy given to a body by its movement', which according to my understanding means that I gave the energy to the ball when I kicked it and then the ball started to move, so movement -> energy.

Please help me! I'm so confused!

Thank you all in advance :)
 
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A body in motion has kinetic energy. (See: Kinetic Energy)

When you kicked the ball, you exerted a force on the ball through a certain distance, which resulted in the ball gaining kinetic energy.
 

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