Static vs current electricity & parts of an electrical circuit

1. Static vs current electricity & parts of an electrical circuit

2. Static vs. current electricity • Static electricity • -electric charge that stays in one place (does not move) • Current electricity • -electric charge that is on the move (flows through a circuit

3. Static vs. Current electricity • Static electricity can build up to a point that it needs to discharge like lightning or a spark • The movement or flow, of electric charges from one place to another is called electric current • Current electricity (electricity that is moving) is far more practical to us than static electricity • Current electricity generally flows along a controlled path called an electric circuit

4. Static vs. Current electricity • Electric circuits convert electrical energy into other forms of energy

5. Static vs. Current electricity

6. Parts of an electric circuit • All circuits have four general parts: • 1. Source of electrical energy (batteries, wall outlet) • 2.Electrical load(converts electricity into other forms of energy) • 3.Circuit control device(opens/closes the circuit ,for example a switch or button) • 4.Wires that allow electricity to flow

7. Schematic circuit diagram

8. Circuit symbols

9. Circuit symbols

10. Circuit symbols