Where Does Energy Come From?

Write down as many different forms of energy as you can!

Energy comes in all different types of forms!

During a thunderstorm, lighting strikes can produce ​one billion Joules of energy!

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That's enough energy to power a lightbulb for 6 months straight!

Different Forms of Energy

Where does lightning energy go? Does it completely vanish? Does it linger in the air? Can we harvest it for our own purposes? We must answer these questions!

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Lightning is considered a unconventional energy source!

Different Forms of Energy

Electrical Energy

Energy from lighting bolts come from the separation of electric charges between the ground and clouds!

This jump heats up ​the air to the point where lightning forms and strikes the ground!

​This is similar to when ​our fingers are shocked by a doorknob!

Imagine what would happen if this bolt of energy hit a tree!

Energy released when they undergo a chemical reaction and transform into other substances.

Chemical Energy

The potential energy a massive object has in relation to another massive object due to gravity.

Gravitational Energy

Energy that travels in straight lines called rays that fan outward from the source of the light.

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Light Energy

A form of energy that an object or a particle has by reason of its motion.

Kinetic Energy