SCIENCE YEAR 3

1. Energy can’t be destroyed.
It’s indestructible.

2. TYPES OF ENERGY
There are many types of energy.
LIGHT ENERGY
SOUND ENERGY
THERMAL ENERGY KINETIC ENERGY
CHEMICAL ENERGY
ELECTRICAL ENERGY

3. ELECTRICAL ENERGY
We use electrical energy everyday.
Light bulbs use electrical energy.

4. THERMAL ENERGY
Thermal energy produces heat.
The Sun produces thermal energy.
A radiator turns electric energy into
thermal energy.

5. Sound Energy
• Sound energy produces sound.
• Anything that makes a sound has sound
energy.

6. • When we walk we produce sound energy.
• A radio turns electrical energy into sound
energy

7. KINETIC ENERGY
Moving things have kinetic energy.
When we ride a bike we turn the
chemical energy from the food we eat
into kinetic energy.

8. • A car engine turns chemical energy into
kinetic energy.

9. LIGHT ENERGY
Traffic lights produce light
energy.
The Sun produces light
energy.
A bulb turns electrical
energy into light energy.
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10. CHEMICAL ENERGY
Food contains chemical energy.
Our body turns this energy into
thermal or kinetic energy.