Electrical Energy – Knowledge Bank – Solar Schools

Electric trains use electricity to power electric motors, driving their wheels and providing movement.

What is electrical energy?

Electrical energy is a type of kinetic energy caused by moving electric charges.

The amount of energy depends on the speed of the charges – the faster they move, the more electrical energy they carry.

Let’s imagine an electric charge is represented by a ball being thrown against a window.

If you don’t throw the ball very fast, it won’t have enough energy to break the window.

But if you throw the ball faster, it will have more energy and will be able to smash through the window.

The faster you throw the ball, the more energy it will have to break the window.