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    Electricity

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    Lightning - Each bolt can contain up to one billion volts of electricity - Electrical discharge is caused by an imbalance between positive and negative charges in the atmosphere - Colliding particles of rain‚ ice‚ or snow increase this imbalance and often negatively charge the lower reaches of storm clouds - Objects on the ground‚ like steeples‚ trees‚ and the Earth itself‚ become positively charged - A step-like series of negative charges‚ called a stepped leader‚ works

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    Electricity and Its Impact

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    we call Electricity. Electricity is the flow of electrical power or charge. It is both a basic part of nature and one of our most widely used forms of energy. It is actually a secondary energy source‚ also referred to as an energy carrier. That means that we get electricity from the conversion of other sources of energy‚ such as coal‚ nuclear‚ or solar energy. These are called primary sources. The energy sources we use to make electricity can be renewable or non-renewable‚ but electricity itself

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    About Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto‚California.The band was known for its unique and eclectic style‚ which fused elements ofrock‚folk‚bluegrass‚blues‚ reggae‚ country‚ improvisational jazz‚psychedelia‚ and space rock and for live performances of long musical improvisation. The fans of the Grateful Dead‚ some of whom followed the band from concert to concert for years‚ are known as “Dead Head" and are known for their dedication to the band’s

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    Inventions

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    SCIENTIFIC INVENTION ASSEMBLY LINE: Primitive assembly line production was first used in 1901 by Ran some Eli Olds (1864-1950)‚ an early car-maker (he manufactured the Oldsmobile‚ the first commercially successful American car). Henry Ford (1863-1947) used the first conveyor belt-based assembly-line in his car factory in 1913-14 in Ford’s Highland Park‚ Michigan plant. This type of production greatly reduced the amount of time taken to put each car together (93 minutes for a Model T) from its

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    The Greatest Man I ever Knew By Ma-Ria D. Fitch June 20‚ 2011 CM1200 April 6‚ 1956‚ the greatest man I ever knew was born with his twins cord wrapped around his neck cutting off his oxygen. His twin was still born‚ but somehow‚ he survived. He was born black as the ace of spades and his entire life was filled with mental and physical disabilities. He was epileptic‚ had asthma‚ chronic bronchitis‚ chronic migraines‚ chronic joint and muscular pain‚ and when he died in October of 2008‚ he also

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    Wonders of Electricity

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    Wonders of Electricity Electricity is the greatest gift of science to mankind. We have reached a point of our civilization when electricity is used for all purposes. Without it‚ our existence will be impossible. Electricity is a source of energy. It is produced by a battery or a coil of wires or by dynamo machine. It is produced in thermal station and also in hydro-project. There are various wonders of electricity. The most important of all is electric fan and electric light. These two things

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    History of Electricity

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    History of Electricity Our knowledge of electricity has started from very humble beginnings when you look at where we are today. Electricity has been around for as long as humans have. When lightning strikes ancient people may not have understood what it was or why it happened‚ but they at the very least witnessed it happen. Nature acted as a sort of catalyst to spark the curiosity of early people. It was only until sometime between 624 BC and 546 BC where an understanding of electricity began to

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    The Greatest Battle You Will Ever Face is the Battle to be Yourself Finding the person you really are is a life-long journey. The people you hang out with‚ your family‚ what you listen to and what you watch on television all affect the person you become. My Biology teacher once told me “Everyone is born a scientist. You do experiments to figure out what is right or wrong‚ and you learn from them.” When you are growing up you teach yourself things like how to talk and walk. You never get

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    Static Electricity

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    Static Electricity Everything is made up of tiny particles called atoms. The atoms are made up of even smaller parts called protons‚ electrons and neutrons. Protons have a positive charge (+)‚ electrons have a negative charge (-) and neutrons have no charge at all‚ they are neutral. Atoms normally have the same amount of electrons and protons‚ making them neutral and having no charge. When rubbing things together‚ electrons can move from one atom to another‚ resulting in some atoms having extra

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    Electricity and Magnetism

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    Electricity and Magnetism History Electromagnetism Originally electricity and magnetism were thought of as two separate forces. This view changed‚ however‚ with the publication of James Clerk Maxwell’s 1873Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism in which the interactions of positive and negative charges were shown to be regulated by one force. There are four main effects resulting from these interactions‚ all of which have been clearly demonstrated by experiments: 1. Electric charges attract

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