ELECTRICITY 2: WHAT IS ELECTRICITY?

WHAT IS ELECTRICITY?

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Electricity is an energy used to power electrical items. Electrical energy is caused by electrons moving about to make a current

Electricity can be createad in a variety of ways such as:

*burning fossil fules at power stations

*using wind power generatead by wind turbines

* using solar power generatead by the sun

*using water power generatead by running or falling water.

Electricity is transported to our homes, schools and places of work through wieres and cables. Electricity can olso be stored in batteries.

circuits

simple

parallel

series

ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS SYMBOLS.

*Lamp/bulb

*motor

*switch

*cell/batterie

*buzzer

*wire