Types of Energy

Question 1

what are the nine types of energy?

Answer 1

1. Electrical Energy
2. Light Energy
3. Sound Energy
4. Kinetic Energy
5. Nuclear Energy
6. Thermal Energy
7. Gravitational Potential
8. Elastic Potential
9. Chemical Energy

Question 2

what is electrical energy?

Answer 2

Energy from whenever a current flows

Question 3

what is light energy?

Answer 3

Energy from the sun, light bulbs etc.

Question 4

what is sound energy?

Answer 4

Energy from loudspeakers or anything noisy

Question 5

what is kinetic energy?

Answer 5

Energy that anything moving has

Question 6

what is nuclear energy?

Answer 6

Energy released from nuclear reactions

Question 7

what is thermal energy?

Answer 7

Energy that flows from hot to cold objects

Question 8

what is gravitational potential energy?

Answer 8

Energy that is possessed by anything that can fall

Question 9

what is elastic potential energy?

Answer 9

Energy that stretches, such as springs, elastic and rubber bands

Question 10

what is chemical energy?

Answer 10

Energy possessed by food, fuels and batteries

Question 11

what is the conservation of energy?

Answer 11

Energy can be transferred usefully from one form to another stored or dissipated - but it can never be created or destroyed