Gravitational Potential Energy

Gravitational Potential Energy is energy that an object gets because of its vertical position or height. To calculate Gravitational Potential Energy you can use the equation mass * g * height. When something with GPE begins to fall; the energy converts into kinetic energy. The further the object falls the less GPE it has and the more KE it has.

Elastic Potential Energy

Elastic potential energy is controlled by how stretched or compressed something is. It also is controlled by how hard that stretch or compression is. If the compression or stretch changes then you know that the elastic potential energy has changed.

Chemical Potential Energy

Chemical potential energy is a form of potential energy that is released during a chemical reaction. The amount of energy depends on the position and arrangement of the atoms in a substance. A chemical reaction happens when the atoms are rearranged into new positions. When a chemical reaction happens usually, the chemical potential energy has changed. The normal energy transfer that happens during a chemical reaction is chemical potential energy to thermal energy.

Electrical Potential Energy

Electrical potential energy is controlled by the position of charged objects. The amount of electrical potential energy depends on the amount of charge the objects have and the distance between them. Like charges repel and opposite charges attract. The farther away the two particles are the less of force there will be but, the closer the two particles are the greater the force. The chemical potential energy changes when the positions of the charged particles changes.

Magnetic Potential Energy

Magnetic potential energy is a form of energy which is related to the distance between magnetic materials and how much charge the materials have. In a magnetic field like poles repel and opposite poles attract. The closer that two poles are the stronger the force gets. As distance increase, the force decreases. When the distance between the forces increase the magnetic force decreases.