Types of Energy
Mechanical Energy
Wave Energy
Kinetic Energy
Kinetic Energy
Potential Energy
Potential Energy
Rotational Energy
Atomic/Nuclear Energy
Solar Radiation
Heat Energy
Sound Waves
Food Energy
Water Waves
Kinetic Energy = Energy of Motion
Potential Energy = Storage of Energy
Energy of Oscillating Bob
A bob oscillates vertically on the end of a spring. The various forms of energy are displayed: the bob's gravitational potential energy, the spring's potential energy, the bob's kinetic energy, and the total mechanical energy of the system of the bob and spring.