1. Forms of Energy

2. What is Matter?
Matter is defined as anything that has mass and occupies space
Anything you can hold or touch is matter
Examples: Books, desks, phones, and so is air, why air?
Things that are not matter: Light, sound, and electricity
These things are not matter because they have no mass or volume

3. Energy Energy is the ability to change or move matter
If I were to move a desk, it would require energy
Our bodies require energy to function, we obtain this energy from food
Without energy, living organisms would not survive

4. Forms of Potential Energy
Gravitational Potential Energy
Elastic Potential Energy
Chemical Energy
Nuclear Energy

5. Gravitational Potential Energy
The energy that results from its position above the ground
Any system of two or more objects separated by a distance contains gravitational potential energy
This results from the gravitational attraction between the objects

6. Elastic Potential Energy
The energy stored in any type of stretched or compressed elastic material
Examples include a clock spring, bungee cord, and rubber band
What would happen if I had a rubber band stretched out and then released it?
What happens when a compressed spring is released?

7. Chemical Energy
The energy stored within atoms and molecules that can be released when a substance reacts

8. Nuclear Energy
Energy that comes from the splitting of an atom, or fusing two atoms together
This is an energy stored by the forces holding subatomic particles together in the nuclei of atoms

9. Forms of Kinetic Energy
Radiant Energy
Thermal Energy
Sound
Electrical Energy

10. Radiant Energy AKA light energy or electromagnetic energy
This is electromagnetic energy that travels in transverse waves
An example of this is solar power

11. Thermal Energy
This is energy that comes from heat and the vibration of atoms and molecules
Examples include geysers and coal burning
Another example is boiling water
As the water heats up the molecules began to vibrate and have an increase in velocity. In return this cause the water to heat up

12. Sound
Sound is the movement of energy through substances in longitudinal waves
Examples include echoes and music

13. Electrical Energy This is another term for electricity
Our homes are powered by electricity
This results from the flow of charged particles through wires or other conducting materials