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Light energy, the energy of the electromagnetic waves. Found in Microwaves, x-rays, and visible light. Light is made up of little packets of energy called photons. Most of these photons are produced when the atoms in an object heat up. Heat “excites” the electrons inside the atoms and they gain extra energy. This extra energy is then released as a photon.

Heat energy, caused by the movement of particles. Found in all hot objects, heaters, oven tops, etc.

Heat energy is the result of the movement of tiny particles called atoms, molecules or ions in solids, liquids, and gases. Heat energy can be transferred from one object to another. The transferor flow due to the difference in temperature between the two objects is called heat

Sound energy, Is caused by a sound like music and other things that make a sound.

Sound energy is produced when an object vibrates. The sound vibrations cause waves of pressure that travel through a medium, such as air, water, wood or metal. Sound energy is a form of mechanical energy.

Chemical potential energy, Is caused by particles bonded with energy like petrol and food.

Chemical potential energy is the energy stored in the chemical bonds of a substance. The various chemicals that makeup gasoline contain a large amount of chemical potential energy that is released when the gasoline is burned in a controlled way in the engine of the car. The release of that energy does two things.

Electrical energy, Is caused by the movement of electrically charged particles found in wires, generators, and lighting electrical.

 energy is defined as an electric charge that lets work be accomplished. An example of electrical energy is power from a plug outlet. YourDictionary definition and usage example.

Gravitational potential energy, Energy stored in objects due to their height above the ground planes, Definition of the gravitational potential. : the scalar quantity characteristic of a point in a gravitational field whose gradient equals the intensity of the field and equal to the work required to move a body of unit mass from given point to a point infinitely remote.

Kinetic energy, Energy due to the motion of an object. EG. Moving cars, running, Swimming

Kinetic energy is the energy of motion, observable as the movement of an object, particle, or set of particles. Any object in motion is using kinetic energy: a person walking, a thrown baseball, a crumb falling from a table, and a charged particle in an electric field are all examples of kinetic energy at work.

Elastic potential energy, Energy stored in stretched or squashed objects. Examples are springs, a rubber band.

Elastic potential energy is Potential energy stored as a result of the deformation of an elastic object, such as the stretching of a spring. It is equal to the work done to stretch the spring, which depends upon the spring constant k as well as the distance stretched.