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Contents 4 What Is Electrical Energy 6 Electrical Energy at Its Core 8 Negative and Positive Forces 10 Conductors and Insulators 12 Static Electricity 14 Electrical Energy in Nature 16 Electrical Energy in You 18 Electrical Energy Powers the World 20 Battery Power 22 Generating and Delivering Electricity 24 Energy Sources for Generators Measuring Electricity 26 Pioneers of Electrical Energy and Electricity 28 30 Glossary For More Information 31 32 Index
What Is eleCtrICal energy Energy is another word for power Without energy machines would not be able to work Plants and animals would not be able to live and grow There are many different forms of energy Heat and light are examples of energy you can find in the world Another form of energy that most people are familiar with is electrical energy or electricity It is very important to people Without electrical energy we would not have many Energy is required for all sorts of things For example our bodies need energy to run 4
conveniences From lightbulbs to televisions electrical energy powers all sorts of things Electricity can be formed using machines but it is also found in nature A bolt of lightning is electrical energy that is suddenly released in the atmosphere People often use devices that are powered by electrical energy in their daily lives Think About It Before lightbulbs were invented people used fire to see in the dark What forms of energy are released from fire 5
