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Name three types of energy associated with the microwave.

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Three types would be : light energy, Radiative energy, and Thermal energy
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I'm assuming that you're referring to a microwave oven in the kitchen.

-- electrical energy, which it takes from the wall outlet and uses to do its job

-- radio waves, in the form of microwaves at 2.45 GHz, with which it fills the chamber in which the cold meatloaf is placed to warm

-- heat (thermal) energy, which develops inside the food, when meatloaf molecules resonate with the 2.45 GHz microwaves

-- BONUS: visible light energy, if there's a little light bulb inside to let you see the meatloaf as it warms up

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