Electrostatic series

• Types of energy


  • Chemical
  • Thermal (heat)
  • Sound
  • Radiant (light)
  • Mechanical
  • Electrical
• Chemical energy examples


  • Gasoline
  • Food
  • Fireworks
• Thermal (heat) energy examples


  • Warmth from the fire/the sun
• Sound energy examples


  • Voices
  • Music
• Radiant (light) energy examples

  • Sunlight
  • Microwaves
• Mechanical energy examples


  • Wind
  • Running water
• Electrical energy examples


  • Lightning
  • Electricity for your home
• The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy CANNOT be created nor destroyed ; rather, it can only be transformed or transferred from one form to another
• The Law of Conservation of Energy was first proposed and tested by Émilie du Châtelet in the 1700s
• Ways to change or transform one form of energy into another form

  • Your body & a car's engine change chemical energy into mechanical energy
  • Banging a drum or pulling a bow across the strings of a violin involves changing mechanical energy into sound energy
  • A toaster or oven changes electrical energy into thermal energy
• Electrical energy


  • A type of energy that comes from the flow of charged particles (electrons)
  • It allows electrical devices to function
• Generator


  A machine that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy