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Youth SET for Life: Energy

Last Updated: January 15, 2009 Related resource areas: Science, Engineering, and Technology for Youth

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Energy

Where is energy used in your life?
Where is energy used in your life?
Energy comes in different forms -- heat (thermal), light (radiant), mechanical, electrical, chemical, and nuclear energy. Energy is in everything. We use energy to do everything we do, from making a jump shot to baking our favorite cookies to sending astronauts into space -- energy is there, making sure we have the power to do it all.
There are two types of energy -- stored (potential) energy and working (kinetic) energy. For example, the food you eat contains chemical energy, and your body stores this energy until you release it when you work or play. Learn more about these different forms of energy.



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Charlie Chace on 03.06.08 at 07:58 PM
I've spent the past 40 years working in the field of energy, mostly in the area of large power generation (fossil and nuclear). I've also been tracking developments in renewables and some high tech approaches. If you wish, I could write a few articles for your website.

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