Types of Energy

Kinetic Energy

The energy of motion.

Energy

The ability to do work or create change

Potential Energy

Stored energy

Gravitational Potential Energy

Energy due to position. Objects with this energy have the potential to fall. The amount of energy depends on the height of the object.

Elastic Potential Energy

Stored energy in an object due to its shape being changed.

Chemical Energy

Energy stored in chemical bonds found in molecules of chemicals

Nuclear Energy

Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom

Electromagnetic energy (radiant)

Energy associated with light and the electromagnetic spectrum. The particle of energy is called a photon.

Electrical energy

The energy of electrical charges.

Work

The transfer of energy.

Thermal Energy

The total kinetic and potential energy of particles in an object. The higher the temperature the higher the thermal energy.

Mechanical Energy

Energy that results from an objects motion (KE), postion or shape (PE).

The SI unit for Energy and Work

Joules

sound enegry

The mechanical energy transmitted through a medium (like air, water, or solids) by the vibration of an object, manifesting as sound waves.

magnitism

• The attraction or repulsion of an object due to its magnetic field.