Types of energy
The energy produced by the sun, essential for life on Earth.
What is light energy?
The renewable energy source captured by solar panels.
What is solar energy?
A non-renewable resource used in nuclear reactors.
What is uranium?
This is the process of converting one form of energy into another.
What is energy transformation?
The type of energy used to power most household appliances.
What is electrical energy?
The type of energy that heats objects due to the movement of tiny particles.
What is thermal energy?
This energy comes from the movement of wind and powers turbines.
What is wind energy?
Fossilized remains of ancient plants and animals that we burn for energy.
What are fossil fuels?
The transformation of sunlight into chemical energy in plants.
What is photosynthesis?
This form of energy is responsible for warming a room.
What is thermal energy?
Energy that is stored and it's released during a chemical reaction.
What is chemical energy?
The energy generated by falling water, often captured by dams.
What is kinetic energy? / What is hydropower?
A environmental concern caused by burning non-renewable resources.
What is pollution? / What is global warming?
Batteries convert this form of energy into electrical energy.
What is chemical energy?
Energy stored in the food we eat and used by our bodies.
Energy made by vibrations, creating waves we can hear.
What is sound energy?
The renewable energy that comes from the heat beneath the Earth’s surface.
What is geothermal energy?
The liquid fossil fuel refined into gasoline.
What is crude oil?
The transformation of energy that happens when I connect a fan.
What is electrical energy to kinetic energy?
This type of energy is produced when music plays from a speaker.
What is sound energy?
The form of energy stored in an object based on its height.
What is potential energy?
This type of energy comes from organic materials like plant and animal waste.
What is biomass?
This fossil fuel, used for electricity, releases high amounts of CO₂.
What is coal?
The energy transformation that occurs in a toaster.
What is electrical energy to thermal energy?
The form of energy used in the calculators that don't have batteries.