FORMS OF ENERGY

LIGHT ENERGY

• This energy, like sound energy, moves in waves
• Light energy from the sun is very important in producing

ELECTRICAL ENERGY

• Stuff you plug in
• It gets confused a lot with electromagnetic energy
• This energy is produced by a flow of electrons

MECHANICAL ENERGY

• This energy is produced by moving objects
• Example: a moving car possesses this energy through motion

SOUND

• Sound waves travel like when you throw a stone in a pond and there are ripples

THERMAL ENERGY

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

CHEMICAL ENERGY

• This energy is produced by a chemical reaction
• A chemical reaction changes a matter into something else which can’t change back
• Heat can cause things to move

NUCLEAR ENERGY

• This energy is given off by the splitting of the nucleus in a atom
• Atoms are tiny particles that make up all matter. When an atom is split, energy is released