Question

Outline 5 daily activities you carried out that demand energy (state the forms of energy).

Answer 1

Energy exists in many different forms. Examples of these are: light energy, heat energy, mechanical energy, gravitational energy, electrical energy, sound energy, chemical energy, nuclear or atomic energy and so on. Each form can be converted or changed into the other forms.

Although there are many specific types of energy, the two major forms are Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy.

• Kinetic energy is the energy in moving objects or mass. Examples include mechanical energy, electrical energy etc.
• Potential energy is any form of energy that has stored potential that can be put to future use. Examples include nuclear energy, chemical energy, etc.