Definitions of various forms of energy are presented along with a brief scientific history of energy related concepts.

This section of a chemistry textbook reviews the different forms of energy: kinetic, potential, and chemical.

Learn about the definition of energy, the forms that it comes in, and the difference between renewable and nonrenewable sources.

An explanation of types of energy, how living things use energy and how they can convert energy forms. This is a good, basic, start to studying this characteristic of life.