Most of our picks are sizable metropolises â Honolulu, Seattle, Minneapolis and Tucson â although others, like Missoula, Mont., have more of a small town feel. To make our list, cities had to be in or near great nature areas, ranging from Alaska to Florida. We picked places that offer opportunities to view abundant wildlife, and vistas of undeveloped land that inspire.
1 Kinetic energy is energy in motion while potential energy is energy at rest. 2  The term âkinetic energyâ was coined by William Thomson while âpotential energyâ was coined by William Rankine.  Examples of kinetic energy are: a teacher writing on the blackboard, picking up a pencil, playing basketball.
Kinetic Energy. Kinetic energy is energy of motion. The kinetic energy of an object is the energy it possesses because of its motion. Kinetic energy is an expression of the fact that a moving object can do work on anything it hits; it quantifies the amount of work the object could do as a result of its motion.