Different Forms Of Energy

​Current Electricity – is produced when the free electrons flow. This kind of electricity is what you use at home and in school.

4. SOUND ENERGY Form of energy produced by vibrating objects. When objects vibrate, sound waves are produced. Sound waves are able to carry vibrations through a medium; this result in the transfer of the energy collected in the vibrations. Sound needs a medium like gases, solids or liquids to travel through. Sound waves travel best through rigid solids.

5. RADIANT ENERGY (Solar energy) Form of energy that can travel through an empty space called vacuum. It is caused by the accelerated electric charges or magnetic field that increase or decrease with time. Radiant energy may be in the form of light, radio waves, infrared waves, ultraviolet radiation, x-rays and gamma rays.

6. HEAT ENERGY (Thermal energy) Form of energy present in everybody due to the motion of molecules. When a substance is heated, the molecules move rapidly and bump one another. The hotter the body gets, the faster the movement of molecules. As the body cools down, the movement of the molecules slows down.

7. NUCLEAR ENERGY Form of energy produced by nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. A tremendous amount of energy is released when nuclear fission and nuclear fusion occur.

Nuclear Fission – is the process of splitting the nucleus of elements with heavy atoms releasing a large amount of energy.

Nuclear Fusion – is the process of combining two or more nuclei to form one heavier nucleus to produce energy. Nuclear reactions are used to generate electricity and to create weapons of mass destruction.