The document discusses the eight main types of energy: potential, kinetic, mechanical, solar, light, heat, electric, and electromagnetic. Potential energy is the energy an object has due to its position or condition, such as the energy a ball has when positioned on a roof. Kinetic energy is the energy of motion, with faster moving objects having more kinetic energy. Mechanical energy is the combination of potential and kinetic energy and is what we use everyday to physically move objects. Solar energy comes from the sun and is converted into electricity via solar cells. Light energy is visible energy that travels in waves, while heat energy transfers among particles through kinetic energy. Electric energy results from electric currents generated by moving electrons. Electromagnetic energy is a

1. ENERGY

2. Types of energy
There are eight types of energy.
Potential
Kinetic
Mechanical
Solar
Light
Heat
Electrical
Electromagnetic

3. Potential Energy
 Potential energy is the energy an object has
because of its condition or position . For
example, the higher an object is, the more
potential energy it has. So a ball on the roof of a
building has more potential energy than a ball
on your desk, because it can fall farther.

4. Kinetic Energy
 Kinetic energy is the energy of motion . If
something is moving it has kinetic energy.
The faster an object is moving, the more
kinetic energy it has.

5. Mechanical
energy
 Mechanical energy is the combination of all
the potential and kinetic energy that something
has. This is the energy we use everyday to
physically move things. When you move your
chair from one place to another you are using
mechanical energy.

6. solar energy
 Solar Energy energy that comes from
the sun . The word solar means “of the
sun.” People use solar cells that change
light energy from the sun into
electricity.

7. Light energy
 Light is energy you can see. It moves in waves. How
big those waves are determines what type and color of
light it is. Those waves, however, are so small that they
appear to be straight lines. The complicated part is that
light moves in straight lines only when it’s not moving
through anything at all (i.e. in a vacuum). When it
moves through air, water, glass, or anything else, its
behavior changes.

8. Heat energy
 Heat energy is a form of energy which transfers among
particles in a substance (or system) by means of kinetic
energy of those particle. In other words, under kinetic
theory, the heat is transferred by particles bouncing into
each other. In physical equations, the amount of heat
transferred is usually denoted with the symbol Q.

9. Electric energy
 Electricity , or electric energy that comes from an
electric current . An electric current results from
the movement of electrons. Electrons are particles
found in atoms. You can see some effects of
electric energy when you use appliances. You may
have even felt electric energy.

10. Electromagnetic energy
 Electromagnetic energy is a form
of energy that is reflected or emitted from
objects in the form of electrical and magnetic
waves that can travel through space.