Types of Energy

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Energy

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The ability to do work and/or cause change.

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Mechanical Energy

Back

sum of the kinetic and potential energy for an object

Windmill

Waterfall

Sound

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Thermal Energy

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made by the movement of atoms

Boiling water

Melting Ice

Burning (chemical and thermal)

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Nuclear Energy

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energy stored in the nucleus of an atom

Fusion (nuclei of atoms combine)

Fission (nucleus splits)

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Electromagnetic Energy

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Energy that travels in a wave

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Chemical Energy

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energy stored within the bonds of a substance

Gas 

Coal

Batteries

Unlit Candle

Food

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Electrical Energy

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made by the movement of electrons

Lightning

Light bulb

Electric appliances

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Potential Energy

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The energy of position or stored energy.

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Gravitational Potential Energy (GPE)

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Stored energy due to an elevated position.

Depends on weight and height (directly related)

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Kinetic Energy

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Energy of movement.

Depends on mass and velocity