Title: Describe forms of energy and their uses.
Course: Fundamentals of Power Generation (20904-I) > Section: Describing Energy Types and Transformations

Description should include

- thermal – internal energy of a system in thermodynamic equilibrium by virtue of its temperature, used for such things as home heating, transportation, cooking, water heating, industrial production, boilers, nuclear medicine, and x-rays
- mechanical – energy associated with the motion and position of an object, used for such things as transportation, power production, wind turbines, and steam turbines
- chemical – energy derived from chemical reactions (e.g., batteries, fuel, food), used for such things as transportation and electronics
- electrical – energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor for residential, commercial, and industrial use
- radiant – energy transferred by electromagnetic radiation (e.g., light)
- nuclear – energy stored in the nuclei of atoms
- sound – produced by vibrations, when energy travels through a substance in the form of waves
- elastic – potential energy stored in a coiled spring
- gravitational – potential energy stored in objects higher than ground level or below.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Under which type of energy does solar photovoltaic (PV) energy fall?
- What is hybrid energy?
- What type of energy does a battery operate on? Why is that the best choice?
- What types of energy are used in the transportation industry?