Energy Types

energy that is stored or energy of position (gravitational)

• potential energy
• kinetic energy

energy of motion

• potential energy
• kinetic energy

total energy of motion and position 

• thermal energy
• chemical energy
• mechanical energy
• electrical energy

kinetic energy due to the random movement of particles in an object

• nuclear energy
• chemical energy
• thermal energy
• light energy

energy of a compound that changes as its atoms are rearranged (chemical change)

• chemical energy
• electrical energy
• light energy
• sound energy

energy of moving electrons

• nuclear energy
• mechanical energy
• thermal energy
• electrical energy

energy of an object's vibration carried through matter

• light energy
• nuclear energy
• chemical energy
• sound energy

energy of electrically charged particles not carried through matter

• sound energy
• chemical energy
• light energy
• thermal energy

energy resulting from changes in a nucleus

• light energy
• chemical energy
• mechanical energy
• nuclear energy

On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?

• at the top of the big hill
• at the bottom of the big hill
• Mechanical Energy