What is Electricity?
Energy station
change different types of energy into electric energy.
Electric charge
is a property of a particle that affects how it behaves around other particles.
Battery
is a source of electric current, which provide the energy that causes the electrons to flow.
Power strips
it is possible to plug many devices into a single wall outlet.
Static electricity
the buildup of electric charge on an object.
Electric current
the flow of electric charges along a path.
Electrostatic discharge
the jumping of electrons from one object to another.
Buzzer
A device to convert electricity to sound.
Atoms
are the building blocks of all matter
Open circuit
a broken path along which electric charges cannot flow.
Conductor
a material that readily allows electric charges to pass through, it carries electric charges and lets heat or electricity travel through it easily. Ex. metals, some liquids, wires
Insulator
a material that resists the flow of electric charges, it does not let heat or electricity move through it easily, it is used to cover the electric plugs and wires. EX. electricity worker clothing, rubber, plastic
Closed circuit
a path along which electric charges can flow with a complete loop no breaks in its path.
Circuit
a path along which electric charges can flow,
Filament
a tiny wire made of a material that glows when current runs through it.
Series circuit
an electric circuit in which the electric charges have only one path to follow.
Parallel circuit
an electric circuit that has more than one path for the electric charges to follow.
Bulb
an electric energy transformed into light energy.
Fuses and circuit breakers
are switches added to each circuit that work automatically, opens if charge flows too quickly through a circuit to stop the flow so the wires cool, which prevents a fire. opens when the electric current is greater than its certain value.
Switch
controls the flow of charges by opening and closing the circuit.
circuit breaker panel
each breaker allow a certain number of amps of electric current to pass through one circuit.
Circuit overload
occurs when too many devices in a circuit are turned on.
amperes, or amps
the unit for measuring electrical current.