The relationship between kinetic energy and speed is

The energy transferred is known as kinetic energy, and it depends on the mass and speed achieved.

This equation reveals that the kinetic energy of an object is directly proportional to the square of its speed.

KE = 0.5 • m • v2

where m = mass of object

v = speed of object

That means that for a twofold increase in speed, the kinetic energy will increase by a factor of four. For a threefold increase in speed, the kinetic energy will increase by a factor of nine.

i don't see a text, but i am gonna assume this *orbit* the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.