Energy can be described as being in different 'stores', which cannot be created or destroyed but can be transferred, dissipated or stored in different ways.
Energy stores include magnetic, internal (thermal), chemical, kinetic, electrostatic, elastic potential, and gravitational potential.
Examples of energy stores include fridge magnets, compasses, maglev trains which use magnetic levitation.
The energy stored when repelling poles have been pushed closer together or when attracting poles have been pulled further apart is known as magnetic energy.
The total kinetic and potential energy of the particles in an object, in most cases this is the vibrations - also known as the kinetic energy - of particles, is known as internal (thermal) energy.
In hotter objects, the particles have more internal energy and vibrate faster.
Examples of objects with high internal (thermal) energy include human bodies, hot coffees, stoves or hobs.
Chemical energy is the energy stored in chemical bonds, such as those between molecules.
Examples of objects with high chemical energy include foods, muscles, electrical cells.
Kinetic energy is the energy of a moving object.
Examples of objects with high kinetic energy include runners, buses, comets.
Electrostatic energy is the energy stored when repelling charges have been moved closer together or when attracting charges have been pulled further apart.
Elastic potential energy is the energy stored when an object is stretched or squashed.