Static Electricity

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What is static electricity?

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Static electricity is the buildup of electric charge on the surface of objects, which occurs when electrons are transferred from one material to another.

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True or False: A negatively charged object has lost protons.

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False

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True or False: A positively charged object has lost electrons.

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True

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What are materials that tightly hold on to their electrons called?

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Good insulators.

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What is the smallest unit of an element?

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An atom.

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What is the atomic number of hydrogen?

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1.

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What happens when two objects with the same charge come close to each other?

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They repel each other.

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What happens when two objects with opposite charges come close to each other?

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They attract each other.

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What is an example of a good conductor of electricity?

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Copper.

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What is an example of a good insulator?

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Rubber.