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Question
Name five different forms of energy.
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Solution
The different forms of energy are :
(i) Mechanical energy
(ii) Heat energy
(iii) Light energy
(iv) Chemical energy
(v) Sound energy
(vi) Magnetic energy
(vii) Electrical energy and
(viii) Atomic energy or nuclear energy.
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