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Amazing facts you probably didn’t know about energy. Learn about various types of energy, about energy laws and much more. Share your knowledge with your classmates!

  • Only 10% of energy in a light bulb is used to create light. The other 90% creates heat.
  • There are two basic groups of energy: renewable and nonrenewable energy.
  • Kinetic energy is one of two main types of energy. When something is in motion, it has kinetic energy.
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    The concept of potential energy goes all the way back to Ancient Greece and the philosopher Aristotle.

  • Potential Energy is stored energy. Examples of potential energy are oil sitting in a barrel.
  • Mechanical Energy is the energy of motion that does the work. An example of mechanical energy is the wind as it turns a windmill.
  • Heat energy is energy that is pushed into motion by using heat.
  • Chemical Energy is energy caused by chemical reactions. A good example of chemical energy is food when it is cooked.
  • Gravitational Energy is motion that is caused by gravity.
  • Electrical Energy is when electricity creates motion, light or heat.
  • The United States produces half of its electricity from coal.
  • Renewable energy sources including biomass, hydro power, geothermal, wind, and solar.
  • More than 10,000 homes in the United States are powered entirely by solar energy.
  • Space missions have been using solar energy to power spaceships since 1958.
  • The U.S. houses 5% of the world’s population, but uses 23% of the world’s energy.
  • Thomas Edison built the first power plant, and in 1882 his Pearl Street Power Station sent electricity to 85 buildings.
  • Albert Einstein defined energy as mass multiplied by the speed of light squared, or e=mc2.
  • A “watt” is a unit of power that measures the rate of producing or using energy.
  • Energy cannot be destroyed or created—only transformed.
  • Food contains energy, which is measured in calories or joules.
  • If a person yelled for 8 years, 7 months, and 6 days, he or she would produce enough energy to heat one cup of coffee.
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