Voltage and Electric Fields

Voltage is not electricity itself.

Voltage represents a difference in electric potential that creates an electric field.

When voltage is applied across a conductor:

1. An electric field forms almost instantly
2. This field pushes electrons
3. The resulting motion becomes current

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Field Analogy

Imagine pushing on a line of marbles.

When you push the first marble:

• the force travels through the entire line immediately
• but each marble only moves a small distance

Electric circuits behave similarly.

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In Electroculture

Many systems rely primarily on electric fields, not strong currents.

Examples:

• atmospheric charge collectors
• high-voltage overhead fields
• electrostatic antennas

These create fields interacting with plants and soil.

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Next module:

➡ Current and Electron Flow