<p>Types of Energy &amp; Energy Transfer </p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Heat (Thermal) Energy </li><li style="flex:1">Heat (Thermal) Energy </li></ul><p></p><p>...</p><p>Heat energy is the transfer of thermal energy. </p><p>As heat energy is added to a substances, the temperature goes up. </p><p>Material that is burning, the Sun, and electricity are sources of heat energy. </p><p>Heat (Thermal) Energy </p><p><a href="/goto?url=http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-thermal-energy-definition-examples.html" target="_blank">Thermal Energy Explained - Study.com </a></p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Solar Energy </li><li style="flex:1">Solar Energy </li></ul><p></p><p>....</p><p>Solar energy is the energy from the Sun, which provides heat and light energy for Earth. </p><p>Solar cells can be used to convert solar energy to electrical energy. </p><p>Green plants use solar energy during photosynthesis. </p><p>Most of the energy on the Earth came from the Sun. </p><p>Solar Energy </p><p><a href="/goto?url=http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-solar-energy-definition-lesson-quiz.html" target="_blank">Solar Energy - Defined and Explained </a>- Study.com </p><p>Chemical (Potential) Energy Chemical (Potential) Energy </p><p>.</p><p>Chemical energy is energy stored in matter in chemical bonds. </p><p>.</p><p>Chemical energy can be released, for example, in batteries or food. </p><p>Chemical (Potential) Energy </p><p><a href="/goto?url=http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-chemical-energy-definition-examples.html" target="_blank">Chemical Energy Explained - Study.com </a></p><p>Electrical (Potential) Energy Electrical (Potential) Energy </p><p>.</p><p>Electrical energy is the electrons flowing in an electric circuit. </p><p>.</p><p>Sources of electrical energy include: stored chemical energy in batteries, solar energy in solar cells, fuels or hydroelectric energy in generators. </p><p>Electrical (Potential) Energy </p><p><a href="/goto?url=http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-electric-energy-definition-sources-examples.html" target="_blank">Electrical Energy - Explained - Study.com </a></p><p>Nuclear (Potential) Energy </p><p>.</p><p>Nuclear fusion is the combining of two light atoms into a heavier one and nuclear fission is the splitting of a heavy atom. Both ways make big amounts of energy. They sometimes take place in nature. Fusion is the source of heat in the sun. Fission is also used in nuclear </p><p>power plants to make electricity. (How?) </p><p><a href="/goto?url=http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-nuclear-energy-definition-examples.html" target="_blank">Nuclear Energy - Study.com </a></p><p>Elastic (Potential) Energy </p><p>.</p><p>Elastic energy occurs when objects are compressed and stretched, or generally deformed in any manner. </p><p><a href="/goto?url=http://study.com/academy/lesson/elastic-potential-energy-definition-formula-examples.html" target="_blank">Elastic Energy - Study.com </a></p><p></p><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Mechanical Energy </li><li style="flex:1">Mechanical Energy </li></ul><p></p><p>.</p><p>Mechanical energy is the energy due to the motion and position of an object. When objects are set in motion or are in a position where they can be set in motion, they have mechanical energy. </p><p>..</p><p>Potential energy is stored energy due to an object location. AKA Gravitational Potential Energy. </p><p>Kinetic energy is the energy an object has due to its motion. </p><p>Mechanical Energy </p><p>.</p><p>Mechanical Energy can be divided into two categories: Potential Energy and Kinetic Energy. </p><p><a href="/goto?url=http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-are-the-types-of-energy.html" target="_blank">Mechanical Energy Explained - Study.com </a></p><p>Gravitational (Potential) Energy </p><p>.</p><p>Gravitational Energy – (What MOST </p><p>people call just <em>potential energy</em>) is </p><p>energy matter contains due to its position. Gravity gives it the energy. </p><p><a href="/goto?url=http://study.com/academy/lesson/gravitational-potential-energy-definition-formula-examples.html" target="_blank">Gravitational Potential Energy (GPE) Study.com </a></p><p>Kinetic Energy </p><p>.</p><p>Kinetic Energy is energy from motion. It is directly tied to the mass and the speed of the object. </p><p><a href="/goto?url=http://study.com/academy/lesson/kinetic-energy-examples-definition-quiz.html" target="_blank">Kinetic Energy - Study.com </a></p>