Types of Energy Concepts

A battery stores this type of energy and converts it to electrical energy when used in a circuit

• Mechanical

• Chemical

• Nuclear

• Thermal

Potential energy

• The energy stored due to position

• The energy of motion

• The energy released during a chemical reaction

• The energy associated with temperature changes

This energy belongs to both Kinetic and Potential energy

• Mechanical Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Chemical Energy

• Nuclear Energy

Kinetic Energy

• The energy of motion

• The energy stored in an object at rest

• The energy associated with the temperature of an object

• The energy released during a chemical reaction

Electrical energy

• Can be generated by moving a magnet through a coil of wire

• Is produced by static electricity

• Is created by burning fossil fuels

• Can only be generated by solar panels

Electromagnetic radiation

• Includes visible light, which is part of electromagnetic spectrum

• Is only composed of radio waves

• Is a type of sound wave

• Can only be detected by the human eye

Mechanical energy

• When a hammer drives a nail into a piece of wood

• When a car accelerates on a highway

• When a person lifts a box off the ground

• When a ball rolls down a hill

nuclear fission

• The energy produced by a nuclear power plant

• A process of splitting atomic nuclei

• A type of renewable energy

• The fusion of hydrogen atoms

The total energy of the particles in a substance

• Thermal energy

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

• Chemical energy

Thermal energy increases as the _______________ of an object increases

• mass

• temperature

• volume

• density