Homework - electricity

Read the paragraph and answer the questions.

Where does most electricity come from?

Have you ever thought about what happens when you flip on the light switch and the light turns on? Electricity is flowing to the light bulb, but where does it come from? In the U.S., most of our electricity is made in giant power plants that burn coal or natural gas, or are powered by large dams or nuclear energy. That electricity sometimes travels a long way from the power plant to your home, often hundreds of miles.  From the wires on those giant towers, electricity travels to smaller power lines on poles, which often run along roads or streets. 

Use the above information to answer these questions:

1) Where is electricity made?

2) What does the electricity travel through?

Due on Friday 1/30/09