Memory Game Forms of energyOnline version forms of energy by Merritt Davenport Kinetic energy The possible energy of an object, with height Nuclear energy The energy created by splitting or combining atoms Breaking apart or combining substances which creates energy Potential energy The energy of movement Energy Chemical energy Electrical energy Sound energy Mechanical energy Energy produced by the vibrations of sound through a medium Energy produced by heat (the increased movement of molecules) Thermal energy Light energy Energy from the sun or other source that produces visible light The ability to do work (to create motion) Potential + Kinetic energy Produced by the flow of an electric charge