8 FORMS OF ENERGY

Heat is a form of energy that can be transferred from one

object to another or even created at the expense of
the
loss of other forms of energy. To review,
temperature is a measure of the ability of a
substance, or more generally of any physical
system, to transfer heat energy to another physical
system.
Electrical
energy is energy that's
stored in charged particles within an electric
field. Electric fields are simply areas
surrounding a charged particle. In other words,
charged particles create electric fields that exert
force on other charged particles within the field.
The electric field applies the force to the
charged particle, causing it to move - in other
words, do work.

Nuclear energy is the energy in the

nucleus, or core, of an atom. Atoms are
tiny units that make up all matter in the
universe. Energy is what holds the nucleus
together. There is a huge amount
of power in an atoms dense nucleus.
Radiant energy is the energy of
electromagnetic waves. The term is most
commonly used in the fields of radiometry,
solar energy, heating and lighting, but is also
used less frequently in other fields (such as
telecommunications).
Sound energy is a form of energy that is
associated with vibrations of matter. It is a
type of mechanical wave which means it
requires an object to travel through. This
object includes air and water.

Magnetism is a class of physical

phenomena that are
mediated by magnetic
fields. Electric
currents and the
magnetic moments of
elementary particles give
rise to a magnetic field, which acts on other
currents and magnetic moments. Every material
is influenced to some extent by a magnetic field.

Mechanical energy is the sum of

potential energy and kinetic energy. It is
the energy associated with the motion
and position of an object.
Geothermal energy is the heat from the Earth. It's
clean and sustainable. Resources of geothermal
energy range from the shallow ground to hot water
and hot rock found a few miles beneath the Earth's

surface, and down even deeper to the extremely

high temperatures of molten rock called magma.