The units of kinetic energy are kg \(\cdot\) \(\mathrm{m}^2/\mathrm{s}^2\). Since 1J = 1N \(\cdot\) m and 1N = 1kg \(\cdot\) \(\mathrm{m}/\mathrm{s}^2\), you can see that kinetic energy is measured in joules, the same as work. Using the definition of kinetic energy given in Equation 6-8, we can rewrite Equation 6-7 as: