Types of Energy
What is mechanical energy
The total energy of an object or a group of objects due to a large-scale motions and interactions
What is thermal energy used for?
To cook food, provide warmth, and produce mechanical energy in an engine
Define fossil fuels.
the remains of ancient organisms that can be burned as energy source.
What is Sound energy?
the energy carried by sound waves
What is chemical energy used for?
Food.
unstable uranium nuclei that produces electricity is called _____.
Nuclear Energy
What is electric energy
the energy that an electric current carries
What is radiant energy used for?
Cell phones and radios.
A dam built across a river, forming a reservoir. AS water falls through tunnels. In the dam, the water spins a turbine which is used to spin a generator to produce electric energy. What energy source is this?
Hydroelectric Power
What is nuclear energy?
Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.
What is electric Energy used for?
Electronic devices and Appliances
An inexhaustible energy by solar cells
Solar Energy
The three types of potential energy
Gravitational Potential Energy, Elastic Potential Energy, and Chemical Potential Energy
What is thermal energy that Cannot be used?
Waste Energy.
Wind Energy