Forms of Energy

Other Forms of Energy

by Kelly Augustine

​Guiding Questions

• How can different forms of energy be classified, quantified, and measured?

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• ​How are different forms of energy related to each other?

Open Ended

We have learned that energy is the ability to do work or cause change.  We also learned that energy can be stored (potential) or in motion (kinetic).  Today we are learning about different forms of energy.  Can you list some forms of energy that you know about?  

• ​Mechanical Energy

• ​Nuclear Energy

• ​Thermal Energy

• ​Chemical Energy

• ​Electrical Energy

• ​Electromagnetic Radiation

Open Ended

What do you think of when you hear the word "mechanical?"

• ​In science, mechanical is an adjective that refers to things that are or can be in motion, which covers just about any object we can thing of!

• Mechanical Energy: The energy an object has due to its motion, shape, position or any combination of these factors.

Multiple Choice

The three factors that determine an objects mechanical energy are

• Height, Length, and Width

• Motion, Shape, and Position

• Size, Color, and Shape

Poll

Which of the following are examples of mechanical energy?

• A man throwing a ball

• A roller coaster

• A bird flying off a branch into the air

• None of these

• All of these

• ​Nuclear Energy: The potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom. Matter is anything that takes up space! All matter is made of particles called atoms. The center of an atom is called the nucleus.

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