Energy

1. Kinetic Energy

1.1. The energy of motion

1.2. Any ¨moving¨ energy

1.3. -rolling a ball down a hill

1.4. -riding a bicycle

2. Potential Energy

2.1. Energy that is stored as a result of position or shape

2.2. Energy that has the potential to become kinetic energy

2.3. -the energy that is stored in stretched strings when musicians pull them to the side

2.4. -lifting a book

3. Mechanical Energy

3.1. Then energy associated with the motion and position of everyday objects

3.2. The kinetic and potential energy of an object added together

3.3. -speeding trains

3.4. -bouncing balls

3.5. -sprinting athletes

4. Nuclear Energy

4.1. The energy stored in atomic nuclei

4.2. Energy that occurs in nuclei

4.3. -heat and light of the sun

4.4. -a nuclear power plant

5. Thermal Energy

5.1. The total potential and kinetic energy related to the motion of all the microscopic particles in an object.

5.2. The speed of an object´s atoms; capable of creating heat and light

5.3. -the sun

5.4. -molten metal

6. Chemical Energy

6.1. The energy stored in chemical bonds

6.2. Energy in chemical bonds

6.3. -coal

6.4. -gasonline

7. Electrical Energy

7.1. The energy associated with electrical charges

7.2. Energy that exerts forces from electrical charges

7.3. -batteries

7.4. -nature; bolts of lightning

8. Electromagnetic Energy

8.1. A form of energy that travels through space in the form of waves

8.2. Energy that moves in waves

8.3. -visible light

8.4. -x-rays