Intro to Electricity Flashcards
1
Q
What is energy?
A
“The ability to do work”
Energy can take many forms
Energy is NOT MATTER
Energy cannot be created
Energy cannot be destroyed
It can only be transformed from one type into another
2
Q
What is electrical energy?
A
Energy coming from the FLOW OF ELECTRONS
3
Q
Where does electrical energy come from?
A
Generators: machines converting mechanical energy into electrical energy
Mechanical energy: energy stored in movement
Converted to ELECTRICAL energy!
