Types of Energy I
Cars moving, people sledding down hills, ect. Anything that has potential energy and begins moving.
This has mechanical energy.
Eating an apple is an example of this kind of energy.
chemical energy
Energy from the Sun reaches Earth. This does not demonstrate the Sun's energy changing into another form.
What is light brightening a dark room?
How do wind turbines produce energy?
The wind spins the propellers of the turbine and then the propellers spin the generator that makes electricity.
If you imagine a drop of water about to fall down a waterfall, at the top of the waterfall the drop of water has this kind of energy.
Potential Energy
this form of energy cooks food in boiling water
heat energy
When a football player kicks a ball, he transfers what kind of energy to the ball?
Kinetic Energy
What is geothermal energy?
Geothermal energy is the energy that comes from the inside of the planet. It is heat energy from magma deep underground.
This type of energy is present in an unlit match.
chemical energy. Potential Chemical energy
This is the energy of motion.
kinetic energy
Gasoline stores chemical energy. When gasoline is burned as fuel in a car, its chemical energy changes. How does the chemical energy change, and what happens as a result?
The chemical energy changes to heat energy, which then changes to kinetic/mechanical energy which then moves the car.
The sunlight hits the solar panels and is converted to electrical energy by the panels.
A thermometer measures this kind of energy.
Thermal Energy, or heat energy
Both of these types of energy produce "waves" and are a part of our bodies' senses.
Sound & light energy
Released from bombs
nuclear energy
Name six sources of how electrical energy is produced.
Geothermal, Nuclear Plants, Coal, Gas, Oil, Fossil Fuels, Wind Turbines, Water Dams, Solar Panels.
Microwaves, X-rays, and radio waves are all examples of this kind of energy.
Electromagnetic energy. Or radiation
This is stored energy.
potential energy
Where do plants get their energy to live?
From the sun
Where in the United States are most of our geothermal power plants located?
California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, & Hawaii. The western United States