The Energy Dictionary consists of an Index of Terms with hotlinks to definitions. After each definition is a hotlink to return to the Index of Terms. When fossil fuels are burned, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are released into the air. Rain combines with these oxides in the air and becomes acidic. Acid Rain collects in lakes, streams and soil and makes it hard for the plants and animals that live in these environments to survive.
Electrons move through a wire much like water flows through a pipe.
Atoms contain protons, neutrons and electrons, but these smaller particles are not stable by themselves. A device found in fluorescent lights . When a fluorescent light is turned on, the ballast produces a high voltage across the gas in the tube. This voltage charges the gas until it lights up. The ballast then sends a low current through the gas so it gives off light using a small amount of energy.