What is Electricity
What are 3 uses for electricity discussed in this passage?
Three uses for electricity is lamps, phones, and computers.
What type of electricity can make a balloon stick to a wall?
Static electricity can make a balloon stick to a wall.
Where is current electricity generated?
Current electricity is generated at a power station.
What can we use to make electricity portable?
We can use batteries to make electricity portable.
Who invented the 1st practical light bulb?
Thomas Edison invented the 1st practical light bulb.
Electricity is a form of ______________?
Electricity is a form of energy.
When you rub a balloon with a cloth what comes off the cloth and sticks to the balloon?
Electrons comes off the cloth and sticks to the balloon.
What measures and records how much electricity your home uses?
A meter measures and records how much electricity your home uses.
What is inside a battery?
In batteries there are two different metals and an acid solution.
When was the light bulb invented?
The light bulb was invented about 125 years ago.
What does electricity start with?
Electricity starts with atoms.
Why is static electricity not very useful to people?
Static electricity is not very useful to people because it is hard to control.
What would you find in a control panel?
You would find fuses or circuit breakers in a control panel.
What generates an electrical current in a battery?
A chemical reaction between two metals and acid.
What is a filament?
A filament is the tiny wire inside a light bulb.
What do atoms have?
Atoms have a central core around which electrons spin, and they have a tiny negative charge.
What is the useful kind of electricity?
The useful kind of electricity is current electricity.
What happpens if the amount of electricity flowing through the wires gets dangerously high.
If the amount of electricity flowing through the wires gets dangerously high, the fuse or circuit breaker stops the flow of electricity.
What happens when you don't turn off the machine with the battery?
The battery wears down and stops working.
What happens when materials have too much resistance?
When materials have too much resistance, they get too hot and burn up.
What is electricity?
Electricity is the flow of these free electrons in metal or in any other material.
What is a closed loop of wire called that current electricity flows through?
After electricity leaves the control panel, where does it go?
Electricity flows through wires hidden inside the walls of your home.
Where does the electrical current travel through in a machine?
The electrical current travels through a circuit.
How many hours did early light bulbs work?
Early light bulbs worked for about 13 hours.