How Do Clocks Know the Time Without Being Connected to Anything?

Some clocks use special energy to keep going. Like how your toy car keeps moving even when you stop pushing it, because it has a spring inside that unwinds slowly and steadily. These clocks have an extra part called a battery, which gives them power for years, so they can count seconds without being connected to anything else.

Take the quiz →

Examples

  1. A wall clock in your bedroom keeps ticking every day because it has a battery inside.
  2. Your watch doesn’t need a wire from the phone to know what time it is.
  3. Even if you take a digital clock to the moon, it still tells the correct time.

Ask a question

See also

Discussion

Recent activity

Nothing here yet.