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