Imagine electricity like a line of people passing a ball. When you plug your phone in, the energy starts at the wall and moves through the wire by pushing the electrons inside it. It’s like one person passes the ball to the next, and so on until it reaches your phone.
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- When you turn on your light switch, electrons move from the power source all the way down the wire to make the bulb glow.
- A battery powers your toy car by sending electrons through its wires like a conveyor belt.
- Your phone charges because electricity flows through the cable and into your device.
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