It can be either.
A hot cup of water, which just sits and becomes cooler, is releasing heat energy and if it is outside in really cold weather it will freeze. This is just a physical change.
Burning oil, paper, wood, coal, any substance like those, releases heat energy also, but these are all chemical changes.
Yes, a burning match is an example of chemical energy being released through a chemical reaction. When the match is ignited, the chemical bonds in the matchstick are broken down, releasing stored energy in the form of heat and light.
respiration
The word equation for releasing energy is "energy + reactants = products + energy." This represents a process where energy is released as a product of a chemical reaction.
Energy is released when chemical bonds are formed.
This is a chemical process.
A forest fire is a chemical reaction because it involves the rapid oxidation of fuel materials in the presence of oxygen, releasing heat and light energy.
physical energy
Fizzing is the result of a chemical change - a chemical reaction with gas releasing.
Its not a physical change because, the food broken down can't go back to its original form. All in all, its a chemical change.
It is the breaking of chemical bonds, and therefore is releasing chemical energy.
A burning campfire is an example of chemical energy. The chemical bonds in the wood are broken, releasing energy in the form of heat and light.
The energy in petroleum and coal is stored as chemical energy. When these substances are burned, the chemical bonds are broken, releasing heat energy in the process.