It is the energy that an object exhibits or possesses due to some kind of motion or action. Kinetic energy can also be transmitted from one moving object to another when a collision or contact occurs. The average kinetic energy of atoms or molecules is measured by the temperature of the body. Below are the types of kinetic energy. So basically, kinetic energy is the energy that a body has because it is in motion. There are several examples of potential energy and kinetic energy, like a rubber band being torn off your finger would be kinetic energy and when a rubber band is stretched and waiting to be released it is potential energy. Moving a skateboard is kinetic energy and a rock on the edge of a cliff is potential energy. Another example of a car because it is slow and rattling, the line of cars is pulled up to the crest of the highest point of the roller coaster. One by one, the cars begin to descend the other side, until gravity takes over and the full weight of the train hurtles through twists, turns, and turns. A roller coaster is a great example of the conversion between potential energy (stored energy) and kinetic energy (energy of