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Type: Video
Format: 1080×1920
Orientation: Portrait
Duration: 16.95s
Scenes: 7
Render cost: $0.00424 / render

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Top Stories Today is a ready-to-render News / media video design formatted for 1080×1920 with 7 scenes and support for variables, data-driven repeat, conditional scenes. Open it in the editor to replace its copy and media, then render variations through the Zvid API.

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channelNameText

MATHLAB · concepts made simple

kickerText

FORMULA OF THE DAY

formulaTitleText

Kinetic Energy

formulaText

KE = ½ m v²

oneLinerText

Energy an object carries because it is moving.

termsList · 3

symbolKE

nameKinetic energy

detailMeasured in joules (J)

symbolm

nameMass

detailHow much matter — in kilograms (kg)

symbolv

nameVelocity

detailSpeed of the object — in metres/second (m/s)

takeawayText

Double the speed → four times the energy. Velocity is squared.

ctaTextText

Save this for exam night

accentColorColor

#4FD1C5

musicUrlMedia URL

audio_ed6f0ed574.mp3

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