energy

• Energy


  The ability to do work, which is when a force is applied to an object and it moves
• Types of energy


  • Potential energy
  • Kinetic energy
• Potential energy


  The energy stored in an object
• Kinetic energy


  The energy that a moving object has
• Energy measurement


  Measured in joules
• Chemical energy


  Energy stored in bonds of atoms and molecules
• Elastic energy


  Potential energy stored as a result of deformation of an elastic object
• Nuclear energy


  Potential energy found inside the nucleus of an atom
• Gravitational energy


  Potential energy of position or place
• Mechanical energy


  Energy of an object due to its motion or position
• Thermal energy


  Energy that comes from a substance whose molecules and atoms are vibrating faster due to a rise in temperature
• Light energy


  Radiant energy that travels in transverse waves
• Electrical energy


  Energy caused by moving electrical charges called electrons
• Sound energy


  Movement of energy through a substance in waves
• The law of conservation of energy states that energy cannot be created nor destroyed, however it can be transformed into one form to another