2-2 What are different forms of energy?
OBJECTIVE: Identify and describe different forms of energy.
Lesson Summary
• There are six main forms of energy: mechanical energy, electrical energy, electromagnetic energy, heat energy, chemical energy, and nuclear energy.
• The energy in moving things is mechanical energy.
• Electrical energy is in the form of moving electric charges.
• Electromagnetic energy is a form of energy that can travel through a vacuum.
• Heat energy is the energy of the moving particles that make up matter.
• Chemical energy is the energy that holds particles of matter together.
• Nuclear energy is the energy stored in the nucleus of the atom.
Lesson Summary
• There are six main forms of energy: mechanical energy, electrical energy, electromagnetic energy, heat energy, chemical energy, and nuclear energy.
• The energy in moving things is mechanical energy.
• Electrical energy is in the form of moving electric charges.
• Electromagnetic energy is a form of energy that can travel through a vacuum.
• Heat energy is the energy of the moving particles that make up matter.
• Chemical energy is the energy that holds particles of matter together.
• Nuclear energy is the energy stored in the nucleus of the atom.