Types of energy by Boiri, Joseph

Energy

842297_1 — 2024-02-12 23:04:43 UTC

Energy is the power to do work. Any type of object that had energy can do work. Work is putting pressure or any type of force onto an object to make it move or change. Energy can interact with any physical objects to make it move or change what is it. Energy can also hold onto a process and carry out an action.

Electrical Energy

107464_6 — 2024-02-12 23:10:04 UTC

Electrical energy is energy that has charged particles and is able to charge multiple things. Electric energy is also known as electricity. Charged particles can stick to objects which creates stored electricity or static electricity. Charged particles can move from one place to the other it's current electricity. Current electricity moves along a path and the path is called a circuit.

Energy Transfer

842297_1 — 2024-02-12 23:18:50 UTC

Energy can transfer from one object to another. Energy can go from one location to the other. When energy moves it is called energy transfer. Energy transfer involves the same form of energy moving and the energy does change forms and stays the same. A form of energy transfer is hitting a baseball with a bat and catching the ball with a glove and since the glove moves it is energy transfer from the bat to the ball to the glove.

Light Energy

107464_6 — 2024-02-12 23:22:30 UTC

Light energy is carried by light. Light energy is usually visible to the human eye

because of the electromagnetic radiation that us humans can visibly see. Infrared, radio waves, UV light, and x rays are other types of electromagnetic radiation with radiant energy.

Mechanical energy

842297_1 — 2024-02-13 22:47:49 UTC

Mechanical energy is an energy that gives objects the power to move around and allows objects to change positions. Mechanical energy is how things are able to move. Ex: A car has mechanical energy because it is moving. Anything that is able to move or moving has or can gain mechanical energy.

Energy transformation

842297_1 — 2024-02-13 23:04:42 UTC

Energy cannot be created or destroyed but it can change from one type of energy to another. Energy transformation is energy turning from one type to the other. An example or energy transformation is using solar panels to turn light energy into electrical energy.

Chemical Energy

107464_6 — 2024-02-13 23:05:34 UTC

Chemical energy is stored between atom's and matter. If you digest food, the bonds will break and chemical energy will be released. When fuel is burned, the bonds break and chemical energy is released. Chemical energy can be used to keep bonds together.

Thermal Energy

107464_6 — 2024-02-13 23:11:23 UTC

Thermal energy is associated with temperature. Usually thermal is used to indicate when something is hot/warm. For example a warm/hot object has more thermal energy than a cold object. Thermal energy has do to with cold and hot. Thermal energy is made up of atoms and molecules.

Law of Conservation of Energy

842297_1 — 2024-02-13 23:13:26 UTC

The Law of Conservation of Energy is a law that states how any type of energy can't ever be destroyed or created but it can change the type of energy it has. When energy is transferred from one object to the other all the energy gets conserved so it still has all the energy it had before. An example of the law of conservation of energy is using a light bulb. A light bulb takes energy but not all of it turns into light. Since not all of the energy turns into light the way the energy stays the same amount is it turns into thermal energy and in the end still has the same amount of energy as it had before.

Sound Energy

107464_6 — 2024-02-13 23:18:42 UTC

Sound energy in carried by sound waves. Sound waves are able to travel through matter. When a object vibrates it can be used to create sound waves therefore leading to a sound. An example or sound energy is when someone is using a speaker the speaker is moving.

Can energy be created or destroyed?

842297_1 — 2024-02-15 00:47:42 UTC

Energy cannot be created or destroyed because if you read the Law of Conservation of Energy you will see that is states that energy can't be created or destroyed. A way to prove this is by using a fan. When using a fan and plugging it in most of the electricity turns into mechanical energy but not all of it. Since not all of the energy turns into mechanical where does it go? The electricity turns into thermal energy and the fan starts to also produce thermal energy but not enough to notice it.

How does energy flow in a system?

842297_1 — 2024-02-15 01:00:13 UTC

The way energy flows in a system is when changing forms is flows and can turn from one type to a different type to the other. An example of this is using solar panels to make electricity to power a fan. The radiant energy turns into electrical energy because of the solar panels. Then that electrical energy powers the fan and turns that electricity into mechanical energy.

Can Energy Change?

2024-02-15 02:16:25 UTC

Energy can change in some situations. For example when something or someone has kinetic energy when running and then come to a stop now that person or thing has potential energy. Energy can change in many ways such as changing in someone's body to changing in a chemical reaction. These are just some of the ways that energy can change.

Can an Object have more than one type of energy?

2024-02-15 02:27:09 UTC

Yes! An object can for sure have more than one energy. For example a toaster uses sound energy to let you know when your food is ready, it also uses electrical energy to plug in to the wall and turn, a toaster also uses thermal energy to heat up the toast in order for the toaster to get your bread nice and toasty for you to eat. Another way one object can have more than one type of energy is when something is consistently moving and stopping such as a frog jumping and stopping consistently it has both kinetic and potential energy.