What are some types of energy?

There are two primary types of energy: kinetic and potential.

Potential energy is any form of energy that has been stored; it can be mechanical, chemical, nuclear, elastic, or gravitational.

Potential Energy in the Forms of Elastic, Gravitational, Nuclear, Chemical, and Mechanical Energy

Electricity is the kinetic energy of electrons moving between atoms. Kinetic energy is found in movement; even the smallest things have kinetic energy, such as atoms vibrating when they are heated or when they transmit sound waves.

For instance, both a meteor falling and an airplane taking off have kinetic energy.

Electromagnetic radiation, thermal energy/temperature, electric power, sound, and motion are examples of forms of kinetic energy.

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Potential energy, kinetic energy, thermal energy, chemical energy, electrical energy, electromagnetic energy, nuclear energy, and mechanical energy are some types of energy.

Some types of energy include:

1. Kinetic energy
2. Potential energy
3. Thermal energy
4. Chemical energy
5. Electrical energy
6. Nuclear energy
7. Radiant energy (light)
8. Sound energy
9. Gravitational energy
10. Elastic energy