FORMS OF ENERGY

LIGHT/ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY

• Moves in waves
• Is important in producing life

EXAMPLES

• UV rays
• Visible light
• X-rays
• Solar power
• Radio waves

ELECTRICAL ENERGY

• Formed by a flow of electrons
• lightening and static electricity are natural sources of energy

HOUSEHOLD THINGS POWERED BY Electricity

• Television
• Blender
• Toaster
• Vacuum
• Lamp

MECHANICAL ENERGY

• Produced by moving objects
• Created by action

EXAMPLES

• Windmills
• Hammering a nail
• Pedaling a bike
• Running a treadmill

SOUND ENERGY

• Produced by vibrating particles
• Travels in waves like ripples in a pond
• When you hear a sound, your ear is picking up sound waves

EXAMPLES

• Radio
• Speaker
• Microphone
• Megaphone

THERMAL ENERGY

• Produced from the other forms of energy
• Heat is produced when particles collide

EXAMPLES

• Campfire
• Cooking
• Heating

CHEMICAL ENERGY

• Produced by chemical reaction
• A change in an object

EXAMPLES

• Gasoline
• Plants
• Panasonic
• Cooking

NUCLEAR/ATOMIC ENERGY

• Given off by the splitting of the nucleus in an atom
• Atoms are tiny particles

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