| battery |
A battery is something that holds electricity. Flashlights, watches, and some toys have small batteries to make them work. Cars have larger batteries to help start their engines. |
| charge |
When you charge something like a telephone, you put power into it so that it can work. Things that use electricity but don't use wires to get it store electricity in something called batteries. When we charge a telephone, we are charging the batteries inside it so that the phone will have the power to work in any place we want it to. [1/5 definitions] |
| charging station |
A charging station is a machine that gives electrical energy to cars or other vehicles that use electricity for power. A place with a machine like this is also called a charging station. |
| coal |
Coal is a kind of hard material that is found in the earth. It looks like rock, but it isn't really rock. Coal is often black. It can be burned and used for fuel. Coal is sometimes used to produce the electricity that people use in their homes. |
| copper1 |
Copper is a kind of metal. It has a color that looks like a mixture of red and brown. Electricity travels very well through copper, so wires that carry electricity are often made of copper. Copper is also used for cooking pots and pipes that carry water. |
| cord |
A cord is also a covered wire that carries electricity to things. Things like computers, toasters, and lamps usually have cords. [1/2 definitions] |
| electric |
When something is electric, it has to do with electricity. Electricity is a kind of energy that is used to produce light and heat and to make certain things work. [2 definitions] |
| electrical |
When something is electrical, it has to do with electricity. Electricity is a kind of energy that is used to produce light and heat and to make certain things work. |
| electricity |
Electricity is a kind of energy that is used to produce light and heat and to make certain things work. Electricity makes computers run and light bulbs shine. Electricity also makes cars start. |
| energy |
Energy is power or heat that comes from things such as the sun, wind, moving water, natural gas, or oil. Energy from these things can be used to make electricity. Humans use energy to stay warm, cook, produce light, and make things move or operate. [1/2 definitions] |
| lamp |
A lamp is a thing made by people that gives off light. Lamps often stand on a desk or table, or on the floor. The lamps that people use now usually use electricity to make light, but some lamps burn oil or some kind of gas. |
| outlet |
An outlet is something that lets you use electricity in a room or other place. It is usually built into a wall. Electricity will flow from an outlet to your television when the television is connected to the outlet by a cord with a plug. |
| plug |
A plug is a thing used for getting electricity to something like a lamp or television or toaster. A plug is made of plastic or rubber, and it has two or three round or flat pieces of metal that stick out from it. A plug is attached to the end of a cord, and the cord is connected to something that uses electricity. To bring electricity to this thing, we put the plug into something called an outlet in the wall. When the plug is in the outlet, electricity flows through the cord. |
| refrigerator |
A refrigerator is a large container that uses electricity and keeps food cold. Keeping food cold in a refrigerator helps the food stay fresh longer. You often see a refrigerator in a kitchen. |
| stove1 |
A stove is something that uses electricity, gas, wood, or oil to make heat for cooking or to keep people warm. A stove for cooking is usually in the kitchen of a house, and things are cooked in pots or pans on top of it. Some stoves have an oven also, and things can be cooked or baked inside it. |
| windmill |
A windmill is a machine that uses the energy of the wind to turn a large wheel. The power in the turning wheel can be used for different things. Many windmills nowadays are used to make electricity. |