Forms of Energy

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Chemical Energy: The type of energy stored in food, fuel or other chemical forms such as batteries or cells

Electrical Energy: The type of energy being carried by electrical charges through wires

Kinetic Energy: The type of energy that moving objects have

Thermal (heat) energy: The type of energy contained within an object to make it warm

Light Energy: The type of energy carried by light waves

Sound Energy: The type of energy carried by sound waves

Gravitational Potential Energy: The type of energy gained by an object when it gains height, or loos by an object when it falls

Elastic Energy: The type of energy stored in an object which stretched, squashed or bent

Nuclear Energy: The type of energy stored within the nucleus of an atom. It is released during the processes of nuclear fission, nuclear fission and radioactivity

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