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Batteries and lightning both use electricity.
A battery is made when two oppositely charged materials are kept in the same container and not allowed to mix. The different charges in the different parts of the battery cause an energy imbalance or potential. If a wire, or some other load is connected across the ends of a battery, then electrons flow away from the negative ions in the negatively charged material and towards the positively charged material.
Lightning occurs when a cloud has a large positive charge. When the charge is large enough, electrons from the ground move very rapidly to the cloud in order to reduce this charge imbalance.
In both cases electricity is used. Electricity can be thought of as moving charge from a negative potential to a positive potential with electrons. Batteries do this slowly and can turn on calculators and lights. Lightning does this very quickly and with enormous energy.
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Why do some battries last longer than others?
1. Quality - cheaper batteries usually give less energy for the same physical size. 2. Chemistry - alkaline batteries give more energy than carbon-zinc batteries of the same size. 3. Load current - some batteries deliver more total energy with high current loads than others of the same size. Alkalines are better at high loads than carbon-zinc. 4. Size - generally, larger batteries last longer with the same load than smaller ones.
Are lithium batteries and normal pencil batteries are same?
Lithium batteries are button type.
How do you rely on ENERGY in your everyday lives?
Energy powers many of the things humans use, such as air conditioning, lights, and computers. Other forms of energy are light, heat(thermal), chemical(as in batteries), and nuclear.
What type of cells is used in satellites to obtain energy from the sun?
Photovoltaic arrays are used( in conjunction with accumulators - batteries - to store energy when the satellite's solar panels are in shadow).
Why do we need to remember to recycle batteries?
For the same reason that it's convenient to recycle many other things: 1) to save resources; and 2) to reduce the amount of waste.In the case of batteries, the waste from batteries can be quite dangerous in some cases.
Where in nature could you find a source of the same energy as that provided by batteries?
well the answer is lightning! Since batteries are generally considered to be providing electrical energy, you can look to several sources in nature: Lightning (already mentioned) Static electricity (kind of a small scale version of lightning) Electric eels Transmission of nerve impulses in the nervous systems of organisms.
What are 3 examples of electrical energy?
. lightning . batteries . energy generated by electric eels
How could you use lightning instead of using batteries?
You could not use lightning instead of batteries.
How are dry cell and wet cell batteries the same?
How Dry Cell Batteries and Wet Cell Batteries are the SameThey both convert energy "stored" in chemical compounds into electrical energy.
Can batteries make lightning?
Yes!
5 examples of electrical energy?
examples of electrical energy can be lightning,toastor,hairdryer,powercode and batteries.
What kind of energy batteries store?
Chemical energy. Batteries also convert chemical energy to electrical energy.
Why do some battries last longer than others?
1. Quality - cheaper batteries usually give less energy for the same physical size. 2. Chemistry - alkaline batteries give more energy than carbon-zinc batteries of the same size. 3. Load current - some batteries deliver more total energy with high current loads than others of the same size. Alkalines are better at high loads than carbon-zinc. 4. Size - generally, larger batteries last longer with the same load than smaller ones.
Do batteries use nuclear energy?
Batteries use chemical energy to create voltage to drive current flow. They do not use nuclear energy.
Is lightning a thermal energy?
No. Lightning produces thermal energy, but is actually a form of electrical energy.
What type of energy is stored in battteries?
what type of energy is stored in batteries
What is lightning in regards to energy?
Lightning is the stream of electron and is considered the electrical energy.
