Types of energy

Types of energy

There are 2 main types of energy

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What are the 2 main types of energy?

• Energy that are stored

• Energy on the move

• Wasted energy

• Useful energy

Types of energy

• Stored energy

• Energy on the move

Stored energy

• gravitational potential energy
• elastic potential energy
• chemical energy
• nuclear energy

nuclear energy

• The energy stored in the nucleus of an atom

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gravitational potential energy - Energy stored in an object at height

elastic potential energy

• Energy stored when object is streched or squashed

Elastic potential energy

Chemical energy

• energy stored in chemical bonds

• released when chemical bonds are broken

Energy on the move

Kinetic energy

• The energy in moving objects

Light energy

• or radiant energy

• Energy that travels in waves

thermal energy

• Heat or internal energy in a substance

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Sound energy

• energy released in vibrating objects

• It moves in waves

electrical energy

• energy in movement of charged particles

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