Electricity...?

Question

1) what are two types of electricity 2) what causes electricity 3)thank you so much for whoever answers this!

Answer 1

There is electric current and static electricity. The causes of each are different.

Electric current flows when a voltage potential is created and connected into a circuit. It is produced a few different ways; chemically you can produce a voltage potential (like a 9 V battery) that will produce a current when connected in a circuit. You can also produce a potential by moving a wire coil in a magnetic field (a generator).

Static electricity on the other hand is pretty much loose electrons. Fiction against certain static producing materials (fiber carpet, rubber balloon, glass rod, etc.) will free electrons. These electrons need to be collected on a non-conductor (non-metal) to keep the charge from "grounding" out and building up charge. The larger the charge, the bigger the spark. It is important to have dry air (low humidity) to allow for a large charge. (very shocking)

Answer 2

These are the types of Electricity which you can check the link
that I have given it to you, so it will help you for further learning on how the electricity works. goodluck, dude! it's cool and more interesting.

a) Static electricity - stays in one place and
doesn't move like current electricity.
Lightning is the most spectacular example
of static electricity. This is a huge spark
that flows between positive charges in the top
of a thunder cloud and negative charges in the bottom.


b) Current electricity - is the flow of electric
charge through a substance that conducts
electricity such as copper wire.
A battery is a good example of a device
that uses current electricity. Alternating current,
also known as AC, is the kind of electricity that comes
into most homes from power stations.

Answer 3

Electricity is the flow of electrical power or charge. It is a secondary energy source which means that we get it from the conversion of other sources of energy, like coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear power and other natural sources, which are called primary sources. The energy sources we use to make electricity can be renewable or non-renewable, but electricity itself is neither renewable or non-renewable.

Electricity is a basic part of nature and it is one of our most widely used forms of energy. Many cities and towns were built alongside waterfalls (a primary source of mechanical energy) that turned water wheels to perform work. Before electricity generation began slightly over 100 years ago, houses were lit with kerosene lamps, food was cooled in iceboxes, and rooms were warmed by wood-burning or coal-burning stoves. Beginning with Benjamin Franklin's experiment with a kite one stormy night in Philadelphia, the principles of electricity gradually became understood. Thomas Edison helped change everyone's life -- he perfected his invention -- the electric light bulb. Prior to 1879, direct current (DC) electricity had been used in arc lights for outdoor lighting. In the late-1800s, Nikola Tesla pioneered the generation, transmission, and use of alternating current (AC) electricity, which can be transmitted over much greater distances than direct current. Tesla's inventions used electricity to bring indoor lighting to our homes and to power industrial machines.

Despite its great importance in our daily lives, most of us rarely stop to think what life would be like without electricity. Yet like air and water, we tend to take electricity for granted. Everyday, we use electricity to do many jobs for us -- from lighting and heating/cooling our homes, to powering our televisions and computers. Electricity is a controllable and convenient form of energy used in the applications of heat, light and power.