Static Electricity

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What is lightning?

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A large discharge of static electricity.

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How does a balloon become negatively charged?

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By gaining electrons.

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What causes static charge build up when rubbing a balloon on hair?

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Friction.

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What is a good example of an insulator?

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Oil.

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What happens when two balloons with opposite static charges are brought close together?

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They attract each other.

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What is static electricity?

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A stationary electric charge typically produced by friction.

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What is an insulator?

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A material that does not allow electricity to flow through it easily.

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What is a conductor?

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A material that allows electricity to flow through it easily.

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What is the principle of conservation of charge?

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Charge can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only be transferred.

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What is the difference between static electricity and current electricity?

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Static electricity is stationary, while current electricity is the flow of electric charge.