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8 Types of Energy - ANSWERS 1. Kinetic
2. Gravitational
3. Elastic
4. Thermal
5. Electromagnetic
6. Radiant
7. Chemical
8. Nuclear
Kinetic - ANSWERS Energy of motion
Gravitational - ANSWERS Energy due to gravity
Elastic - ANSWERS Energy of deformed objects due to "snap back"
, Thermal - ANSWERS Energy due to microscopic motion- think of it
as microscopic kinetic energy
Electromagnetic - ANSWERS Energy due to electric and magnetic
forces
Radiant - ANSWERS Energy of light
Chemical - ANSWERS Energy due to molecular structure
Nuclear - ANSWERS Energy due to nuclear forces in an atom
Joule - ANSWERS Unit of work
An apple falls from a tree - ANSWERS gravE-->kinE
A dog pulls a wagon - ANSWERS chemE-->kinE
A slingshot shoots a rock - ANSWERS elastE-->kinE
A person lifts a book & sets it on shelf - ANSWERS chemE-->gravE