Types of Energy

Potential Energy: A type of energy that is stored.  It is not actively being used but it can be converted to Kinetic energy when its being used.

• A car that is not moving but has a full tank of gas, a bouncy ball sitting on a table, food that has not been eaten

Kinetic Energy: A type of energy that will act upon an object to create work.  There are several types of energy that are all classified as kinetic energy.

• Light Energy
• Light, Sunshine
• Sound Energy
• Sound waves
• Chemical Energy
• Food as our body digests it, a battery
• Mechanical Energy
• Our bodies move while using Mechanical energy, any motion
• Heat Energy (sometimes this is listed separate from Kinetic energy but not everyone agrees with that)
• Toaster as it browns bread, light bulbs (some more than others)