Types of Energy
Vocab words with Energy
Where it comes from
When it came
Who made it
200

It is the potential energy stored by an object because of its higher position compared to a lower position.

Gravitational Energy

200

to become different

Change

200

when potential energy is released, triggered into motion by gravity or chemical reactions, among other catalysts.

kinetic

200

1807

Kinetic

200

James Prescott Joule made...

thermal energy

400

Without advanced electromagnetic technology, cell phones and computers, Bluetooth, GPS systems, satellite imagery, and scientific understanding of our planet and space as we know it would not be viable.

Electromagnetic Energy

400

the ability to cause change

energy

400

the energy stored in an object due to its height above the Earth

gravitational

400

1792

chemical

400

Isaac Newton made...

gravitational energy

600

energy or heat energy reflects the temperature difference between two systems.

Thermal Energy

600

energy that has the ability to cause change at a later time

stored energy

600

the charged particle

electromagnetic

600

1665 or 1666

gravitational

600

Michael Faraday made...

electromagnetic energy

800

Energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds.

Chemical Energy

800

the process of an object changing position

motion

800

potential energy stored in the chemical bonds between atoms and molecules

chemical

800

1847

thermal

800

William Thompson made...

kinetic energy

1000

energy which a body possesses by virtue of being in motion.

Kinetic Energy

1000

the energy an object possesses while it is moving

energy of motion

1000

a substance whose molecules and atoms are vibrating faster due to a rise in temperature.

thermal

1000

1820

electromagnetic

1000

Enrico Fermi made...

nuclear energy

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