types of energy

Electrical energy

Energy of charged particles

Mechanical energy

The sum of kinetic energy and potential energy

kinetic energy

Energy of motion

Potential energy

Stored energy that a system has to do its position or condition e.g. water at the top of a waterfall just before it falls it has potential energy

Chemical energy

Energy stored in chemical bonds and releases when chemical reaction occur e.g. batteries, store, chemical energy, e.g. chemical energy stored in animals. Implants is called biomass, e.g. fossil, fuels store, chemical energy.

Examples of chemical energy

e.g. batteries, store, chemical energy, e.g. chemical energy stored in animals. Implants is called biomass, e.g. fossil, fuels store, chemical energy.

Solar energy

Energy carried by electromagnetic radiation given off by the sun

Fossil fuels and biomass result form energy from the sun, being captured by plants and plant like organisms

Nuclear energy

Energy generated by forming new atoms

Nuclear fusion

New atoms are made as smaller atoms collide in fuse

Nuclear fission

New atoms are made by splitting larger atoms

Thermal energy

Energy due to rapid motion of particles that make up an object detect as heat