Types of Energy
Energy Examples
Energy Transformations
Kinetic vs Potential
Thermal Energy Transfers
100

The type of energy stored until a chemical reaction happens, then this energy is released.

What is chemical energy?

100

Flowing through powerlines.


What is electrical energy?

100

Eating a bagel before running a marathon.

What is chemical to mechanical?

100

The energy of movement.

What is kinetic energy?

100

The type of heat transfer between two materials through direct physical contact.

What is conduction?

200

The type of energy that we can see with our eyes and travels in waves.

What is light energy?

200

Listening to drums. 


What is sound energy?

200

Putting a battery in a flashlight to use at night.

What is chemical to light?

200

The energy stored due to an object's position.

What is potential energy?

200

The type of heat transfer through electromagnetic waves.

What is radiation?

300

The type of energy made by moving charged particles called electrons.

What is electrical energy?

300

A frog jumping.

What is mechanical energy?

300

Cranking up a self powered flashlight to use at night.

What is mechanical to electrical to light?

300

The position with the highest potential energy.


What is B?

300

The type of heat transfer through movement of molecules in a fluid from higher temperature to lower temperature.

What is convection?

400

The type of energy created by the movement of particles to create heat.

What is thermal energy?

400

Lighting a match.

What is chemical energy?

400

Plugging in the oven to cook a turkey and eat for thanksgiving.

What is electrical to thermal to chemical?

400

The position with the highest kinetic energy (assuming no friction).


What is A?

400

Boiling water.


What is convection?

500

The type of energy involving movement or position.

What is mechanical energy?

500

Melting ice cream.


What is thermal energy?

500
The sun rays helping the trees grow which are then cut down by lumberjacks and used for firewood during camps.

What is light to chemical to mechanical to thermal?

500

The position with the highest thermal energy due to friction after starting at point E.


What is B?

500

Melting smores in a solar oven.



What is radiation?

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