What is energy?

  • 1Energy is the capacity or power to do work, such as the capacity to move an object (of a given mass) by the application of force.
  • 2Energy cannot be created or destroyed but it can be transformed and transferred.
  • 3To make energy, you need an energy resource or fuel.

Example 1 - The energy resource that gives our body energy is food.

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Example 2 - The energy resource that gives plants energy is the sun.

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