Types of Energy

What is kinetic energy?

• Energy produced by heat

• Energy stored in bonds of atoms

• Energy of moving objects

• Energy due to position or height

What type of energy is thermal energy?

• Kinetic energy

• Potential energy

• Mechanical energy

• Radiant energy

How is thermal energy produced?

• By converting mechanical energy

• Through chemical reactions

• By splitting atoms

• When atoms and molecules move faster and collide

What is radiant energy?

• Energy from the movement of electrons

• Energy stored in chemical bonds

• A form of electromagnetic energy

• Energy due to an object's position

How is light energy formed?

• Due to gravitational pull

• From the movement of photons

• Through nuclear fission

• By electrical charges moving

What is chemical energy?

• Energy from the sun

• Energy in moving objects

• Stored in the bonds of atoms and molecules

• Produced by heating substances

How is nuclear energy released?

• Through nuclear fusion or fission

• By heating substances

• Through photosynthesis

• By moving electrical charges

What is an example of electrical energy?

• A hot pot

• Lightning during a thunderstorm

• Sunshine

• A lifted ball

What causes gravitational energy?

• Chemical reactions

• Movement of electrons

• An object's higher position compared to a lower position

• Heat

What is mechanical energy?

• Energy from the sun

• Energy in moving electrons

• Energy stored in chemical bonds

• Energy due to an object's motion or position