What does kinetic mean?
Word: Kinetic
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Kinetic means to do with movement, or produced by movement, as in kinetic energy.
Synonyms: moving, active, dynamic
Antonyms: still
How do you spell kinetic?
Syllables: ki - net - ic
Tricky part: It starts with k, not c, and the ending is ic with no k.
Watch out for: kinetik, cinetic, kinetick
Memory tip: Kinetic energy is the energy of movement: think of a kick, which starts with the same k and sets a ball moving.
Kinetic in a sentence
Example 1: A rolling cricket ball has kinetic energy.
Example 2: Our science exhibition had a kinetic sculpture that turned in the wind.
Example 3: The faster the bicycle goes, the more kinetic energy it carries.
Fun Fact
Kinetic comes from a Greek verb meaning to move. The same Greek root gave the word cinema, because films are moving pictures.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word:
kinetic
a) mobile
b) static
c) lively
d) energetic
Show answer
b) static. Static means not moving at all, the reverse of kinetic.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the incorrectly spelt word:
a) magnetic
b) kinettic
c) friction
d) electric
Show answer
b) kinettic. Kinetic has one t, just as magnetic does.
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
k_n_tic
a) e,i
b) i,i
c) i,e
d) e,e
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c) i,e. Say ki-NET-ic: i in the first beat and e in the stressed one.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
During the science experimant, Riya measured the kinetic energy of a rolling marble.
a) rolling
b) experimant
c) kinetic
d) marble
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b) experimant. Experiment ends in ment, as moment does.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which has the most kinetic energy?
a) a cyclist waiting at a red light
b) a ball resting at the top of a slope
c) a lorry parked at a petrol station
d) a lorry speeding down a highway
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d) a lorry speeding down a highway
2. When a moving bicycle brakes and stops, most of its kinetic energy turns into ____.
a) electricity
b) magnetism
c) light
d) heat
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d) heat
