Details the 6 methods of making electricity and discusses methods used for commercial electricity production in the USA.

1. Sources of Electricity
how electricity is made

2. Law of Conservation of Energy
• Energy can not be ___________ or
____________.
• Energy can be ______________ from one
form into another.

3. Law of Conservation of Energy
• Energy can not be created or
destroyed .
• Energy can be transformed from one
form into another.

4. “PHLFMC”
All electricity is produced by 1 of 6 methods
• Pressure
• Heat
• Light
• Friction
• Magnetism
• Chemical reactions

8. PHLFMC Quiz
• Fill in the blanks. Energy can not be
_____(1)______ or _____(2)______, only
converted to different forms.
3.From what source is electricity produced
by solar panels?
4.What is the source of the buildup of static
charges on clothes in a dryer?
5.Nuclear power plant generators use what
source of energy to produce electricity?

9. PHLFMC Quiz
6. In the PHLFMC acronym, what does P
represent?
7. In the PHLFMC acronym, what does C
represent?
8. From what source is electricity produced
by batteries?
9. Motors convert electricity into mechanical
motion using what PHLFMC principle?