Flow of Electricity

Circuits and currents

 Circuits and current
Cell- Stores chemical energy that can be
changed to electrical energy in a circuit.
Battery- Two or more cells
Terminals- Two connection points of
batteries, cells, power supplies and
ammeters that connect to a circuit.
Components- parts that combine with other
parts to form something bigger such as an
electric circuit.
Cell Light Buzzer
bulb
Terminals
Terminals are labelled with + and - symbols,
meaning positive(+) and negative(-).
When connected into a circuit, the negative
terminal of a cell,battery or a power supply
pushes electrons around in the wires.
Atoms are all around us. Atoms have 3 main
parts. The Proton, Neutron and Electron.
Proton ⇒ (+)
Neutron ⇒ Neutral
Electron ⇒ (-)
The flow of electrons in the circuit is called
current.
Electrons
 More about electrons
Some of the electrons in a metal
are free to move. In a metal,
these electrons move randomly in a Electrons have a negative
metal. When the metal is placed in charge.
a circuit, all the electrons move
Just like magnets opposite
in the same direction.
charges attract and like charg
repel. Therefore, electrons
will be attracted towards the
positive terminal and be
repelled by the negative
terminal.
Key Definitions
 Key Words

● Attract- To pull something towards something else

● Battery- Two or more cells
● Cell- A component that changes chemical to electrical energy in circuit
● Components- Parts that combine with other parts to
● Currents- The flow of electrons in a current.
● Electrons- A type of smaller particle in an atom.
● Free to move- Property of electrons in a conductor that enables the conductor to
carry out current.
● Negative charge- The type of electrical charge carried by electrons.
● Repel- To push something away from something else.
● Terminals- Two connection points of batteries, cells, power supplies and ammeters
that connect to a circuit.
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