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Types of energy HW

By: Ji Ho Seo
Potential energy= Stored energy/ energy that is not yet used
Kinetic energy= Energy of movement/ energy that is used
Potential energy Kinetic energy
Elastic potential energy Radiant energy
- Energy stored as a result of applying a - The form of energy associated with the
force to deform an elastic object. movement of light, electromagnetic waves or
-Deformation could involve compressing, particles.
stretching or twisting the object. Ex)
Ex) a. The heat emitted from a campfire
a. An archer’s stretched bow b. Emission of heat from a hot sidewalk
b. The twisted rubber band which c. X-rays give off radiant energy
powers a toy airplane.
c. A bent diving board, just before a
divers jump

Gravitational potential energy Mechanical energy


- Energy stored in an object suspended - Energy possessed by an object due to its
above the height of zero/ energy an object movement or position. In other words, an
possesses because of its position in a object possesses mechanical energy when it
gravitational field. has the ability to do work due to its position or
=Height zero is decided reference point, motion.
often on the ground. **(This case, we see it as a kinetic energy
Ex) which is ‘energy due to an object’s motion’)
a. bomb dropped from plane Ex)
b. windfall fruits a. a moving car
c. airdrops b. a moving baseball
c. a runner that runs on the track
Chemical potential energy Thermal energy
- Energy that is stored within the bonds  Thermal energy results in an object or a
(connections) between tiny parts of a system having a temperature that can
substance (molecules). be measured.
Ex) Ex)
a. Chemical batteries: store chemical a. When the burner of a stove top is very
energy to be changed into electricity hot
b. Food: digested to convert chemical b. sun
energy into other forms of energy used by c. the hot engine of a racecar or a school
cells bus
c. Wood: combustion reaction
converts chemical energy into light and
heat
Electrical potential energy Sound energy
- Electrical potential energy is caused by Sound energy is the movement of energy
distance between two objects with electric through a substance in waves.
charge.
Ex) Ex)
a. the energy contained in lightning. a. A balloon popping
Lightning results from a negative charge in b. The bell dinging on a microwave
the bottoms of clouds and a positive c. A boombox blaring
charge on the surface.
b. Electrical charges moving through a
wire or electricity
c. Electricity stored in capacitors
Magnetic potential energy Electrical energy
- Potential energy that is connected to the - It involves the movement of atomic particles
positions of magnetic objects. called electrons
Ex) Ex)
a. magnetic resonance imaging, or a. Electric eels generate electrical energy
MRI, machine, b. Doorbells
b. a compass, c. Audio speakers
c. the Earth's magnetic

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