Types of Energy

3. Energy carried by light and other electromagnetic waves.
4. Energy carried by vibrations that travel through matter (air, water, or solids) and can be heard.
7. Energy stored in the bonds between atoms in substances; released or absorbed during chemical reactions.
10. Energy related to the temperature of an object; the total energy of particles moving inside matter (heat energy).
11. Energy associated with the movement and position of an object or the parts of a system (includes kinetic and potential energy in machines).
12. Stored energy an object has because of its position, shape, or condition.
14. Energy of an object because of its motion—moving objects have kinetic energy.
16. Stored energy in objects that are stretched, compressed, or deformed (like springs or stretched rubber bands).
17. Energy from the movement or position of electric charges (electrons).

1. Energy from the Sun, often captured as light or heat.
2. Stored energy an object has because of its height above the ground or its position in a gravity field.
5. Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom; released during nuclear reactions such as fission or fusion.
6. Electrical energy produced from the movement of water (for example, flowing or falling water turned into electricity).
8. Energy related to magnetic fields and forces between magnets or magnetic materials.
9. Energy from moving air (wind energy).
13. Energy from the heat inside the Earth.
15. Energy that travels in waves through space or matter and includes visible light, radio waves, X rays, and more.