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We all know what electricity does, but how many of us, either children or adults, know how electricity works or what it really is? Here is a book that finally explains that powerful yet mysterious energy in our lives in a way that makes it understandable to us all by comparing it in words and pictures to something we already know a lot about: water.
This is a book for all ages, including adults, young adults and children, covering in a clear and simple manner the basics of what electricity is and how it behaves. Learn about the latest methods of producing electricity, how to conserve on its use, why electricity is dangerous, how generators work and much more. At last, here is an opportunity to understand in a quick and easy way this productive power that is so important to every aspect of our lives.
ISBN: 1-56002-636-7 $8.95
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Common "home"--a dam
Chapter Two: How Water and Electricity Behave 8
How batteries work (DC current)
Adding a light to the battery
What is Alternating Current (AC)?
Chapter Three: Questions and Answers 20
Chapter Four: How Electricity is Produced 26
Solar energy
Wind-driven generators
Hydroelectric power--dams
Other ways of producing electricity
Chapter Five: How Generators Work 34
Inside a generator
How an automobile uses electricity
Chapter Six: Uses of Water and Electricity 39
Devices that use electricity
Comparing uses of water and electricity
Chapter Seven: Resource and Energy Conservation 43
Efficient water heaters
So many ways to conserve
Table #1 Table of Measures and Values
Table #2 What Uses AC and What Uses DC Electricity
References and More Information
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