2007-04-02 23:24:56 · 4 answers · asked by Abner A 1 in Environment
In school you might have learned that solid objects are made of little pieces called atoms. The atoms are made of smaller pieces called protons, neutrons and electrons. The electricity in your house is made up of electrons from atoms in the wires. The electrons move along the wire if they are pushed. In order to push them, there is a big machine called a generator -- at the electric power plant they have some of these generators that will push the electrons down the wire.
The electrons can only go down the wire if the generator is pushing them, so if the generator at the power plant stops, then there is no electricity.
Also, the electrons have to have something to flow down. They need the wire, so if you make a break in the wire, or you have a switch and the switch disconnects the wire , then the electrons have no where to go, so they stop flowing. You have to be careful because if the wire got broken and you grabbed the ends of it, the electrons would go through you!!! That would be bad.
When you turn on the switch then the electrons can go down the wire. In a light bulb, the electrons go through the wire but when they get to the inside of the bulb they get pushed through a smaller wire - they have to squeeze through and the crowding basically makes the wire hot - so hot that it glows and makes light.
Actually, electricity is pretty cool to learn about. I hope you will have a good teacher in science class and you can learn more about it.
2007-04-03 05:43:16 · answer #1 · answered by matt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An electric current will flow instantly only if a circuit is complete, or unbroken. If the switch is 'Open' or OFF, or there is a break in the wires, electricity won't flow. It does not flow upto the broken point and wait!
Then the electricity remains at the source (Like the outlet socket on your wall), waiting to flow instantly the moment you throw the switch to the 'ON' position, and the circuit get completed.
Am I clear?
2007-04-03 00:14:49 · answer #2 · answered by thegentle Indian 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably goes out to clubs, or maybe it likes to bar hop.
2007-04-03 08:26:56 · answer #3 · answered by dsl67 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Under your bed ---waiting........For you.....
2007-04-02 23:38:00 · answer #4 · answered by Dixie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋