| A | B |
| thermal energy | heat energy |
| electrical energy | energy in moving or static electric charges |
| chemical potential energy | stored energy found in foods, fuel and batteries |
| sound energy | energy released by vibrating objects |
| kinetic energy | the energy in moving objects; also called movement energy |
| gravitational potential energy | stored energy in raised objects |
| strain potential energy | stored energy in stretched or squashed objects; a.k.a. elastic energy |
| radiant energy | the energy of light; also called light energy |
| nuclear potential energy | energy stored in the nuclei of atoms |