Alumna: Ana Mariela Fernàndez Parra

A- Answer the following questions:

1. How is the electric current created?

Electricity is a form of energy involving the flow of electrons. All matter is made up of
atoms, and an atom has a center, called a nucleus. When the balancing force between
protons and electrons is upset by an outside force, an atom may gain or lose an electron.
When electrons are "lost" from an atom, the free movement of these electrons constitutes
an electric current.

2.What are some sources of energy?

The forms of electricity are: like coal, natural gas, oil, nuclear power and other
natural sources, which are called primary sources
3. How did we manage to live 100 years ago without electricity?
Before electricity generation began slightly over 100 years ago, houses were lit
with kerosene lamps, food was cooled in iceboxes, and rooms were warmed by
wood-burning or coal-burning stoves. Beginning with Benjamin Franklin's
experiment with a kite one stormy night in Philadelphia, the principles of
electricity gradually became understood.

B- Translate the first paragraph

La electricidad es una forma de energía que involucra el flujo de electrones. Toda la

materia está formada por átomos, y un átomo tiene un centro, llamado núcleo. El núcleo
contiene partículas cargadas positivamente llamadas protones y partículas descargadas
llamadas neutrones. El núcleo de un átomo está rodeado por partículas cargadas
negativamente llamadas electrones. La carga negativa de un electrón es igual a la carga
positiva de un protón, y el número de electrones en un átomo es generalmente igual al
número de protones. Cuando la fuerza de equilibrio entre protones y electrones se ve
alterada por una fuerza externa, un átomo puede ganar o perder un electrón. Cuando los
electrones se "mueven " de un átomo, el movimiento libre de estos electrones constituye
una corriente eléctrica.