Lesson 1.1: All Kinds of Energy

What is energy?  You learned about thermal energy or heat earlier in this unit.  There are many other forms of energy. 

Read page 130 in your textbook to learn seven more forms of energy in addition to heat or thermal energy.  Then, respond to the following.

Question 1. Name the other seven forms of energy shown in the diagrams.

Question 2. What is energy?

Question 3. What do all eight forms of energy have in common?

 

Check your answers with those that follow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Answers to Questions:

Question 1. Name the other seven forms of energy shown in the diagrams.

1.  potential energy   

2.  kinetic energy

3.  electrical energy

4.  light energy

5.  sound energy

6.  chemical energy

7.  nuclear energy

Question 2. What is energy?

Energy is defined as the ability to do work.

Question 3. What do all eight forms of energy have in common?

All eight forms of energy can do work.


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