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Metabolism
Motion as a Source of Energy
Description
Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. It appears when an object is moving and can do work or cause change. A waterfall is one clear example. Water behind a dam has potential energy, but when it rushes downward, that moving water has kinetic energy.
When the water reaches the bottom and stops mo...
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- [Narrador] La energía cinética es la capacidad de
un objeto en movimiento para realizar trabajo
o ejecutar un cambio.
En los sistemas biológicos, los objetos se mueven de
diferentes maneras, como las partículas de luz que producen
comida, un animal que corre hacia su próximo alimento o l...
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