Friday 19 May 2017

types is energy

Types of Energy - complete the chart

Energy is due to position or movement of an object - Kinetic and Potential
Forms of energy
What is it?
Example?
Kinetic energy
Energy in movement
Ping pong ball, Cricket ball
Mechanical energy
Makes things move by workable moving part or parts
Wind up toy, scissors
Thermal energy
This heat is generated by the movement of tiny particles within an object.
Fire,
Magnetic energy
Energy from attraction of objects made of iron
the Earth's magnetic field and the starter in a car.
Electrical energy
the movement of electrical charges. Everything is made of atoms, which in turn are made of a positive nucleus surrounded by negative electrons.
electricity and lightning.
Potential energy
Stored Energy

Gravitational energy
Energy stored in objects held above the earth’s surface
a pen sitting on your desk, a person on top of a building
Elastic energy
The potential mechanical energy stored in the configuration of a material.
Slingshot
Chemical energy
Energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds
fire
Nuclear energy
The energy stored in the center of an atom
Nuclear power plant - provides electricity

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