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Electricity. By Lior Gliksman. An Electric World. Lights are electricity There would be no computers There would be no TV There would be no machines. Atoms. The smallest part of matter Made up of: neutrons electrons and protons Neutrons-no charge Electrons- negative charge
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Electricity By Lior Gliksman
An Electric World • Lights are electricity • There would be no computers • There would be no TV • There would be no machines
Atoms • The smallest part of matter • Made up of: neutrons electrons and protons • Neutrons-no charge • Electrons- negative charge • Protons- positive charge
Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons • Neutrons and Protons are in the middle of the atom • Electrons are in the side of an atom • A atom has no charge because it has both Protons and Electrons
The Charge • Electrons are the secret to electricity • If an object loses electrons it has a positive charge • When 2 objects are rubbed together electrons can move to the other object • When a electron moves to a different object electricity happens • If a object gangs electrons it has a negative charge
Static Electricity • When atoms have the same charge they repel or move away • When atoms have a different charge they attract
Example • Fill a balloon with air and tie it • Rub it on your clothes • The balloon will pick extra electrons • Put the balloon on the wall and it sticks! • This happens because the balloon has a negative charge • Opposites attract and do the balloon is staying on the wall
Electric shocks • Electric shocks happen because electrons pass from one object to another • You get shocked because atoms want to be balanced • You get shocked more in the winter because the air is less humid
Current Electricity • The constant flow of electrons are current electricity • For example a pencil sharpener
Conductors and Insulators • Conductors- a material in which electrons can pass simply • For example metal • Insulators a material in witch electrons cannot pass through • For example rubber
Closed Circuits • Closed circuit- a endless path that lights up a light bulb • To make a closed circuit you need something that pushes electrons through the path. An object that allows the electrons to flow through it. Wires must connect the path of the circuit. if a circuit is open the object will not work.
The Light Bulb • For the light bulb to work you need electrons to flow through the copper and into the Togs tin
Series Circuit • A circuit that connects several items in on path • It is not always good because if you turn one object off you will turn off every object
Parallel Circuits • A circuit that connects several objects each in it own path • It is good because if you turn off object off the others will still work
Safety Tips • If not used correctly it can cause burns, shock, and even death • Don’t put your fingers in a outlet, don’t touch a wire without rubber on it.
Magnetism • A force that attracts cretin metals • Each magnet has an invisible magnetic field around it • Each magnet has a north and south pole the poles are the strongest in the magnet • Opposite poles attract like poles repel • Not all conductors are magnets
The Giant Magnet • The Earth is the worlds largest magnet • The Earth has 2 poles North and South • A compass is a frilly moving magnet the south pole of the magnet points to the north pole of the Earth
Electromagnet • When electrons pass through the metal it becomes a magnet • It is made by coil of wire rapped around a metal substance • Helpful: turn on and off, you can make it stronger or weaker
Electromagnet Uses • Electromagnets are in earphones, TV's, DVD players, fans, VCRs,
How Electricity Is Generated • There are copper wires around a magnet • The magnet moves around and causes the movement of Electrons • Power lines connect the wires from the power plant to our home
Famous Scientist in Electricity • Benjamin Franklin- the lighting rod, positive and negative charges • Thomas Derision the light bulb • Michael Faraday generators