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I like to use a water tower connected to a pipe as an example of how electricity works.
Electricity depends on voltage AND current. If you think of it like a water supply then the voltage would be like the pressure in the pipes due to the height of the water tower. The current would be like the speed with which the water flows through the pipes and that is determined by the resistance, which we can think of as the size of the pipe. If we make the pipe bigger, that is, decrease the resistance, then the water flows faster. If we decrease the resistance in an electrical circuit then the current increases. That is why you often hear the term current used for both electricity and water flow.
For more technical details please see my answer to the question about resistance. "If a fuse will melt.."
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What are the two basic types of electricity?
The two types are "static electricity" and "current electricity."
What do we call the movement of electric charge?
electricity
When a torch is on is it a static electricity or current electricity?
current x
What are the five types of electricity?
AC specifies alternating current and DC means direct current.
Do you use static electricity in your homes or current electricity?
electric current (alternating)
Which is more useful static or current electricity?
It is current. Because current electricity has moving charges while static electricity has stationary charges.
Metal conduct current?
Metal conduct electricity and flow of electricity is the current.
What is a flow of electricity?
a current
What is static electricity and current electricity?
current electricity is where electrons flow through a conductor.static electricity electrons do not flow
What scientist do to prove and introduce current electricity?
they made inventions to prove that current electricity is there.
Is high-voltage syndrome an example of static or current electricity?
it is an example of current electricity
What is the name of flowing electricity?
Flowing electricity is called electric current.
