| A | B |
|---|
| potential energy | "stored" energy |
| kinetic energy | energy of motion |
| electric | harnessed by power plant to run appliances |
| Electrical, Mechanical, chemical, thermal, radiant, and nuclear | List the six forms of energy. |
| Mechanical | Total of potential and kinetic energy in a mechanical system (moving parts). |
| chemical | form of energy that is stored in chemical bonds |
| electrical | form of energy that is produced by a flow of electrons through a conductor |
| thermal | form of energy that is produced by heat or an increase in temperature |
| radiant | form of energy that is the transfer of heat through an empty space |
| nuclear | form of energy that is produced splitting or fusing a nucleus |
| mechanical | Example: combustion engine in automobiles |
| chemical | example: food we eat |
| chemical | example: fuel we burn |
| chemical | example: battery |
| electrical | example: plug in wall - converted to power lights and appliances |
| thermal | example: heat water to provide movement in steam engines, generators, etc |
| thermal | example: converted from electricity to heat/cook our food |
| thermal | example: converted from electricity to heat our homes |
| radiant | example: coils in heater or blowdryer |
| radiant | example: electromagnetic spectrum |
| radiant | example: energy from Sun in forms of visible light and other wavelengths of energy |
| nuclear | example: fission |
| nuclear | example: fussion |
| nuclear (fusion) | happens in sun |
| nuclear (fission) | happens in nuclear power plants |
| nuclear (fission) | happens in nuclear bombs |
