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What are the different kind of energies explain them

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Kinetic Energy (KE):

Simply put, kinetic energy is the energy any kind of object has because of its motion. Of all the types of it, this is most easily perceived.

If we have to speed up an object, then we need to apply a force. Applying some force, in turn, requires us to do work. After we do the work, our energy gets transferred to the object, and the object will now start moving with a new constant speed. This energy that you transfer is known as kinetic energy, and it still depends on the mass and speed achieved.
Potential Energy (PE):

In science terms, energy is frequently described as the ability to do work. So, potential energy is a form of energy that will be able to do work at some point in the future. When the potential energy is waiting to do this future work, it needs to be stored somehow. Because of this, potential energy is also often referred to as stored energy. When at rest, all objects have a rest mass potential energy. Even if the object is in a position where it’ll soon get affected by gravity and fall, it has gravitational potential energy. Once an object starts moving, potential energy is converted to kinetic energy, which is the energy of motion.
Other Types of Energy

Thermal or Heat: Thermal energy is nothing but energy that an object possesses or a system possesses due to the movement of particles within the object or the system. The energy is pushed into motion by using heat, for e.g. fire in your fireplace, a hot cup of tea.

Chemical: Chemical Energy is something that is stored in the bonds of chemical compounds (atoms and molecules). It is then released in the form of a chemical reaction, which produces heat as a by-product (exothermic reaction). The energy is caused by chemical reactions, for e.g. food when it is being cooked, the glucose in our bodies.

Electrical: Electrical energy is stored in charged particles inside an electric field. Electric fields are basically areas that surround a charged particle. The energy happens when electricity creates motion, light or heat. For e.g. the electric coils on your stove.

Gravitational: When we lift a box from a surface like ground by using energy in our arm muscles, what really happens to that energy? The answer is that it gets converted into gravitational potential energy. Gravitational potential energy, or GPE, can be described as height energy. So, the higher up an object is placed, the more GPE it has. The energy is transferred as a result of work done by gravity, for e.g. water falling down a waterfall, roller coaster, and reservoirs.

Magnetic: Magnetic energy is there inside a magnetic field, which leads to various metals either repelling or attracting each other. The energy results from magnetic field of a magnet or a current carrying wire.

Nuclear: Nuclear energy is stored in the nucleus (core) of an atom. Atoms can be described as tiny particles that make up every object in the universe. There is massive energy in the bonds that hold atoms together, so nuclear energy can be easily used to make electricity. This is the energy from interactions between the protons and neutrons of an atom. Examples are fission and fusion.
And more other type of energies are there

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