ENERGY Ability to do work or cause change.
Potential Stored energy. Has the ability to move. It might move, it might not move.
Kinetic In motion. Doing work. (not stored)
Law of Conservation of Energy Energy cannot be created or destroyed. It changes from one form of energy to another.
Nuclear Splitting the Atom
Sound Noise
Light Radiant
Electrical Requires a plug Moves through wires Moves through wires
Mechanical It is moving
Chemical Food, batteries, gas, natural gas, coal. gas, coal.
Thermal hot, heat
thermal, light chemical mechanical
EnergyPotentialChemicalNuclear Stored mechanical (springs, rubber band) (springs, rubber band) Gravitational Energy KineticRadiantThermalMotion/MechanicalSoundElectrical