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About Me Energy Forms

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Potential Energy

I am stored energy and the energy of position; all objects that are not moving have this energy.

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Kinetic Energy

I am energy in motion. All moving objects have this energy.

Different types of potential energy include gravitational, chemical, nuclear, elastic, stored mechanical and magnetic

Different types of kinetic energy include electrical, thermal, radiant/electromagnetic, mechanical, and sound

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Gravitational Energy

I am stored energy of position due to gravity (such as height above the ground).

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Electrical Energy

I am the energy of moving electrons

Examples of gravitational energy include a painting hanging on a wall, water at the top of a hill, and a yo-yo about to be dropped

Examples of electrical energy include your phone being plugged into an outlet, and lightning

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Energy

I am the ability to do work. Energy is not matter - it doesn’t have mass or take up space.

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Stored Mechanical Energy

I am energy stored in objects by force being applied to them

Energy can’t be created or destroyed, it can only change forms or be transferred to something else

Examples of stored mechanical energy include compressing a spring, stretching a rubber band, a drawn bow and arrow

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Nuclear Energy

I am the energy caused by changes to the nuclei of atoms - fission or fusion

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Chemical Energy

I am energy stored in a substance that can be released when the substance reacts or is burned. I am stored in the bonds of molecules.

Nuclear energy can be found in nuclear power plants, the sun, and nuclear bombs

Examples of chemical energy include batteries, food, fuel, glow sticks, or lighting a fire

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Radiant Energy

I am also called light energy or electromagnetic energy. I am energy that travels in waves.

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Sound Energy

I am the energy of vibrating particles that cause your eardrum to vibrate allowing you to hear sound.

Examples of radiant energy include light from the sun, a light bulb, or fire, microwaves, and x-rays

Examples of sound energy include an instrument being played, thunder, and speaking

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Thermal Energy

Thermal energy is the movement of atoms producing heat. The faster the atoms move, the higher the temperature and thermal energy.

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Mechanical Energy

Mechanical energy is the total energy of movement. It includes both the potential and kinetic energy of an object.

Examples of thermal energy include the sun heating the earth, heat from a fire, a hot stove, and our bodies producing heat

Examples of mechanical energy are a ceiling fan spinning, walking, and a car moving.

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