1. Types of
Energy!

2. What is energy?
Energy is the ability to do work or
cause change

3. Types of energy:
Mechanical Energy = the energy of
moving working parts.

4. Thermal Energy = heat energy.
Example: a portable heater gives off
thermal energy!

5. Electrical Energy = the energy from
a moving electrical charge.
Anything using electricity is using
electrical energy!

6. Electromagnetic Energy = the energy
of lightwaves.

7. The electromagnetic spectrum
includes the energy of light, x-rays,
microwaves, radio and TV waves!

8. Electromagnetic energy is NOT the
same as an electromagnet!
An electromagnet uses electricity
to make metal into a strong magnet.

9. Chemical Energy = energy stored in
the matter itself to be used later.
Examples: batteries and
food are full of Chemical Energy!

10. Nuclear Energy = energy released
from the nucleus of an atom.

11. Splitting or fusing an atom’s nucleus
(fission or fusion) releases huge
amounts of energy!
Examples: Atomic bombs, the sun!

12. Kinetic Energy = the energy of motion
Mechanical, Electromagnetic, Thermal,
Electrical are types of Kinetic energy
because they involve motion!

13. Potential Energy = energy that could
be available to release later on.
The higher something is, the more
potential energy it has!

14. Chemical and Nuclear energy are
types of Potential energy until the
energy is released.