Energy

Energy is the capacity to do work; the influence required to perform an action.

Energy is the capacity to do work; the influence required to perform an action. The amount of energy in a system is the amount of change that can be made to it.

Basic forms of energy include:

• Kinetic energy - energy of an object in motion, which acts as the capacity to undergo change in position over time.
• Potential energy - stored energy, which acts as the potential to do work.
• Heat - thermal energy which is used to vibrate atoms and molecules.
• Electrical energy which is energy that relates to electrical interactions.