Types of Energy

Objectives
•Know the 9 types of energy
•Be able to identify where
different types of energy are
•Understand why different
objects contain different types
of energy
 TYPES OF ENERGY
ELECTRICAL ENERGY
LIGHT ENERGY
SOUND ENERGY
KINETIC ENERGY
THERMAL ENERGY
GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY
ELASTIC POTENTIAL ENERGY
CHEMICAL ENERGY
NUCLEAR ENERGY
 ELECTRICAL ENERGY

This is a very useful form of

energy, because it can be
converted or changed into other
forms. Wherever there is
current flowing, there is
ELECTRICAL ENERGY.
 LIGHT ENERGY
Anything LUMINOUS gives
off LIGHT ENERGY. Things
like the Sun, lightbulbs and
candles give off light.
 SOUND ENERGY
Anything noisy (like you!) gives
off SOUND ENERGY. Eg.
Vocal chords, speakers and
musical instruments.
 KINETIC ENERGY
KINETIC ENERGY is another
name for movement energy.
Anything that moves has
KINETIC ENERGY.
What factors will increase the
amount of kinetic energy a moving
object has?
The velocity of the object
The shape of the object
The mass of the object
The height of the object
THERMAL (HEAT) ENERGY
Everything has some heat
energy – even blocks of ice!
The hotter something is, the
more THERMAL ENERGY it
has.
 GRAVITATIONAL
POTENTIAL ENERGY
Anything that is above the
ground has POTENTIAL
ENERGY. This means that
anything that can fall has
GRAVITATIONAL
POTENTIAL ENERGY.
 Changes in gravitational potential energy

For an object in Earth’s gravitational field:

If an object falls If an object moves

will it gain or lose up will it gain or
gravitational lose gravitational
potential energy? potential energy?
 ELASTIC ENERGY
Anything stretched
has ELASTIC
POTENTIAL
ENERGY eg.
Rubber bands,
springs, knicker
elastic.
 CHEMICAL ENERGY
When chemical bonds are broken
they can release energy. The
energy stored in these chemical
bonds is called CHEMICAL
ENERGY eg.food, fuels and
batteries.
 NUCLEAR ENERGY
Energy is stored in the
nucleus of atoms. When the
nuclei are joined together or
split apart, NUCLEAR
ENERGY is released. Eg.
Sun, nuclear power plants.
Nuclear fusion

When atomic
nuclei join
together (fuse)
it releases
massive
amounts of
energy.

Fusion happens in the sun and

other stars
What type of energy is stored in a
coiled spring?

A. Sound
B. Kinetic

C. Elastic
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D. Gravitational
What type of energy is stored in
baked beans?

A. Sound
B. Gravitational

C. Chemical
✔
D. Elastic
What type of energy is stored in
coal, oil and natural gas?
A. Light
B. Heat
C. Sound

D. Chemical
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