Types of Energy - complete the chart
Energy is due to position or movement of an object - Kinetic and Potential
Forms of energy
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What is it?
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Example?
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Kinetic energy
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Energy in movement
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Ping pong ball, Cricket ball
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Mechanical energy
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Makes things move by workable moving part or parts
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Wind up toy, scissors
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Thermal energy
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This heat is generated by the movement of tiny particles within an object.
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Fire,
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Magnetic energy
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Energy from attraction of objects made of iron
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the Earth's magnetic field and the starter in a car.
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Electrical energy
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the movement of electrical charges. Everything is made of atoms, which in turn are made of a positive nucleus surrounded by negative electrons.
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electricity and lightning.
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Potential energy
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Stored Energy
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Gravitational energy
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Energy stored in objects held above the earth’s surface
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a pen sitting on your desk, a person on top of a building
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Elastic energy
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The potential mechanical energy stored in the configuration of a material.
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Slingshot
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Chemical energy
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Energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds
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fire
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Nuclear energy
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The energy stored in the center of an atom
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Nuclear power plant - provides electricity
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