1. Energy Basics

2. Energy – The ability to do work or cause change
We use energy every day

3. Energy is in two states Potential – Stored energy
Kinetic – Energy of motion

4. Potential Energy
Energy that is stored
Snow on a
mountain

5. Standing

6. Kinetic Energy
The energy of motion

7. When We Play

8. When We Eat

9. When we move

10. Forms of Energy
Energy can be found in many forms

11. Chemical Energy
Food, wood, batteries, fossil fuels

12. Electrical Energy
Invisible but most useful
form

13. Mechanical Energy
Moving objects
Sound

14. Radiant or Light Energy
Most are invisible
UV rays, X-rays, radio waves

15. Thermal Energy Energy of moving or vibrating molecules
The faster they move the hotter they
become

16. Elastic Energy
A stretched rubber band, compressed spring or jack-in-the-box

17. Nuclear Energy Energy stored in the nuclei of atoms
The sun is an example-fusion fuels it