Types of Energy

• Energy


  the ability to do work

  
• Potential energy - stored energy

  • ⚛️ Nuclear - held in nuclei of atoms
  • ⬇️ Gravitational - depends on position/height
  • 🧪 Chemical - stored in chemical bonds
  • 💪 Elastic - restorative forces such as those in a rubber band or spring

  
• Kinetic energy - energy of motion

  • ⚡ Electrical - energy of moving electrons
  • 🔥 Thermal - "heat" energy
  • 🌊 Radiant - energy of the electromagnetic spectrum