Transcript Forms of Energy

Energy Forms and
Transformations
Objective: Examine the various
forms of energy in order to
identify and describe specific
energy transformations.
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Energy
• the “stuff” that makes
“stuff do stuff”
OR
• the ability to do work.
(W=F x D)
(F=force d=distance)
Types (kinds) of Energy
•KE (kinetic energy)
•PE (potential energy)
Forms of energy
•Mechanical
•Heat/Thermal
•Chemical
•Electrical
•Electromagnetic
•Nuclear
Mechanical Energy
• Energy of motion
or position
• Sound, wind,
waterfall,
compressed spring
• KE or PE
• Not 100%
efficient much lost
to heat
Heat/Thermal Energy
• The internal motion of
an objects atoms and
molecules.
• Measured by
temperature.
• The faster particles
move, the more thermal
energy they have.
• KE only
Chemical Energy
• Energy stored by
chemical bonds in an
object.
• When bonds are broken
energy is released.
• PE only
• gasoline, food, coal,
wood
Electrical Energy
• Moving electrical
charges.
• Electricity
• from batteries,
power lines,
lightning
• KE
Radiant Energy
• energy that travels in
waves; have electrical
and magnetic properties
• Light, Magnetism, XRays, Radio waves,
microwaves,
ultraviolent and infrared
radiation
• KE
Nuclear Energy
• Energy stored in
center(nucleus) of an
atom
• Fission (breaking
apart)
• Fusion (forming)
• The sun
• Most powerful
• PE only
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