The National Grid Flashcards
1
Q
What is the National Grid?
A
The National Grid is how we get electricity from a power station to homes.
2
Q
What is the National Grid flowchart?
A
Power Station / Step up transformer / Step down transformer / Homes.
3
Q
What does a step up transformer do?
A
It turns low voltage into high voltage.
4
Q
What does a step down transformer do?
A
It turns high voltage into low voltage.
5
Q
What is static electricity?
A
When an object that isn’t normally charged becomes charged.
It is caused by the movement of electrons from one object to another.
