Types of Energy
electric energy
Using electric heater
electric to thermal
The energy of motion
What is Kinetic Energy?
energy resource that is available in limited amounts or that is used faster than it is replaced in nature
nonrenewable energy
dead dinos
fossil fuels
the energy that sound carries
sound energy
when using a battery
chemical to electrical
Depends on mass and height.
What is gravitational Potential Energy?
an energy resource that is replaced as fast as, or faster than, it is used.
renewable energy
causes energy to be lost as thermal energy
friction
energy that is stored in the nucleus of an atom
nuclear energy
Law of conservation of energy
Stored energy
What is potential energy?
uses an energy source and transforms that energy into electric energy
electric power plant
depends on speed and mass
kinetic energy
energy due to the motion of particles that make up an object.
thermal energy
When breaking on a bike
kinetic to thermal
or
mechanical to thermal
stored in stretched rubber bands
What is elastic potential energy?
nuclear power plant
the ability to cause change
energy
total energy of an object or group of objects due to large-scale motions and interactions
mechanical energy
throwing a ball in the air
kinetic to potential
stored in the food we eat.
What is chemical potential energy?
uses falling water to produce electric energy
hydroelectric power plant
depends on force and motion
work