section 4

Energy and Matter

Forms of Energy

Forms of Energy

Forms of Energy are:

kinetic, potential, chemical, electromagnetic, electrical and thermal

Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy

Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy

Kinetic Energy: Energy of matter in motion

Ball moving will knock things down

Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy

Kinetic Energy: Energy of matter in motion

Ball moving will knock things down

Potential Energy: Ability to do work, or energy an object has because of its position

Chemical Energy

Chemical Energy

When chemicals bond together to form potential energy

Electromagnetic Energy

Electromagnetic Energy

Visible light

Electromagnetic Energy

Visible light

Radio Waves

Electromagnetic Energy

Visible light

Radio Waves

X-Rays

Electrical Energy

Electrical Energy

Energy of electrically charged particles moving from one place to another

Transforming Energy

Transforming Energy

During this change, energy may be changed to other forms of energy

Photosynthesis is an example