Can you identify the different forms of energy in the picture below? Enter your answer in the table below and click the "Check Answers" button to check your work.
These things, listed below, represent the six fundamental forms of energy: Mechanical, Chemical, Thermal/Heat, Electrical, Nuclear and Radiation. Your task is to determine what form of energy is represented by each item.
Now spend some time trying to identify the different forms of energy that are at work in the above items. Once you have thought through this and have some answers, read on to see if you are correct.
AnswersLight bulb in a lamp post - Electrical Energy
Cups of water. One is sitting on a table and the other is in a woman's hand. - Thermal or Heat Energy
An X-ray - Nuclear Energy
A Frisbee flying through the air - Mechanical (kinetic) Energy
The sun - Radiation
A golf club getting ready to hit a ball - Mechanical (Potential)
The ice cream in an ice cream cone - Chemical