Zusammenfassung der Ressource
FORMS OF ENERGY
- Energy can
neither be
created nor
destroyed, it just
transformed.
- KINETIC ENERGY.
All objects have
kinetic energy
when they are
moving.
- POTENTIAL ENERGY.
All objects have
potencial energy. This
energy is stored in the
object.
- MECHANICAL ENERGY.
This form of energy is the
sum of the kinetic energy
and the potential energy
in an object when it is
doing work.
- THERMAL ENERGY.
This energy comes
from a heated
substance. When
thermal energy is
transferred from
or to an object, we
call it heat.
- CHEMICAL ENERGY.
This form of energy is
released during a
chemical reaction.
- ELECTRICAL ENERGY.
This energy can provide
power for machines.
- LIGHT ENERGY.
This energy can
be natural or
artifitial. The sun
or fire gives us
natural light.
- SOUND ENERGY.
This energy comes
from a source that
produces vibration.