Different Kinds of Energy

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Different Kinds of Energy – Changing From One to Another

There are many different kinds of energy. Some of the more common ones are: light, sound, electrical, chemical, movement, heat.

You cannot create or destroy energy, but you can change it from one kind to another.

Torch emitting light



For instance, the electrical energy that goes into a toaster or kettle is changed into heat energy. The chemical energy in a battery is changed to electrical energy in a torch, which then changes the electrical energy into light. 

Microphone



A microphone turns sound energy into electrical energy. A loudspeaker then turns the electrical energy at the other end of the cable back in sound energy.

Chemical energy from the food you eat changes into movement (kinetic) energy when you do things.

We will now look at some of these forms of energy.