What is the most basic form of energy?

[Carlos Guevara]

im just curious about this. could the basic form of energy be heat?

[Skaffen]

Heat is a measure of the movement of classical particles as I understand it. Such particles are composites of lower structure (quantum) particles, all of which if converted to energy in your proximity would blow your face clean off....at least. Perhaps a consideration of Potential energy might prove profitable? - Aspect of location within a gravity well e.g. Consider a pea on top of a sheet of paper, pull out the paper...how much energy did the pea lose? Rhetorical question

[Carlos Guevara]

ok, so what causes this movement?

[swansont]

I don't think you can say there is any "most basic" form of energy.

[Skaffen]

ok, so what causes this movement?

 

The example I used was to illustrate that physicality is a form of energy without 'additional' heat. Movement or relative position is fundamental to all since the beginning.

[Klaynos]

Energy is a property of 'stuff'