FORMS OF ENERGY

BERNADETTE T. MANALO
Discussant
 Objectives

 Describe the forms of energy and their uses.

 Explain the history of energy consumption and the
present global energy use.
 Describe the uses of fossil fuels and its impact on the
environment.
 Plan for the future.
 POTENTIAL ENERGY

Energy that is stored.

Potential energy is highest when the object is at
a higher point.
The more mass something has the greater its
potential energy.
 ENERGY

 The ability to do work or cause change

 Energy is neither created nor destroyed; it can
only be changed from one form to another.
 Either potential or kinetic
 KINETIC ENERGY

The energy of motion.

The faster the motion the greater the kinetic
energy.
 KINETIC VS. POTENTIAL

At the point of maximum potential energy, the car has the minimum
kinetic energy.
 CHEMICAL ENERGY

 This is the energy of matter due to its chemical

composition.
Food, water, batteries, fossil fuels, metals, acid,
oxygen
POTENTIAl Radiant

Chemical Thermal

KINETIC
Mechanical Sound

Nuclear Electrical

Mechanical
 MECHANICAL ENERGY

 Energy of a body in motion (kinetic energy), or

a body capable of producing motion (potential
energy).
 NUCLEAR ENERGY
 Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom
 Released by fission, the splitting of nuclei
of heavy atoms
 Released by fusion-the combining of nuclei
of light atoms
.
 RADIANT ENERGY
 The physical energy resulting from
electromagnetic radiation, usually observed as it
radiates from a source into the surrounding
environment.
 THERMAL ENERGY

 Energy of matter due to its constantly moving

molecules.
 It is ordinarily perceived as heat.
 SOUND

 This is the energy of vibrating matter.

 ELECTRICAL ENERGY

 Energy that comes from the transfer or flow of

electrons from one material to another.
 HISTORY OF
ENERGY
CONSUMPTION and
PRESENT GLOBAL
ENERGY USE
 DAILY CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY PER CAPITA (E. Cook, 1971)
.
FOSSIL FUELS
AND USES
 FOSSIL FUELS
 Non- renewable energy as they take millions of
years to get renewed.
 They are formed from the prehistoric remains of
plants and animals .
 The three forms of fossil fuels are natural gas,
coal and oil/ petroleum.
 NATURAL GAS
 It is used in air conditioning, cooking appliances and
heat homes and establishments, heating water etc.
 It also provides electricity and is used in industries.
 It also produces paints, fertilisers, plastics and dyes.
 CRUDE OIL/PETROLEUM
Also called “black gold”
It is used in the generation of electricity, used in
transportation as fuel for automobiles and jets.
The by-product of oil is used to produce chemicals,
plastics, lubricants, tars, waxes, medicines
 COAL
 used in the generation of electricity.
used in electrical utilities, and products like dyes,
aspirins, soap, fibers, plastics and solvents have coal or
coal by-product.
It is used in the steel industry, pharmaceutical industry,
cement manufacture, manufacturing of paper.