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Consider the following statements: Statement 1: The kinetic energy possessed by an object depends on the mass and velocity of the object. Statement 2: The kinetic energy possessed by an object depends only on the velocity of the object. Which one of the following is correct about the above statements?

A)  Statement 1 is true and 2 is false

B)  Statement 1 is false and 2 is true

C)  Both statements are false

D)  Both statements are true

E)  None of these