Static Electricity

Front

What phenomenon causes your hair to stand on end after lots of combing?

Back

Friction

Front

What must an object do to acquire a positive charge?

Back

Lose electrons

Front

What is the term for electrical charge built up on the surface of an object?

Back

Static electricity

Front

What is the major difference between static electricity and current electricity?

Back

Current electricity involves a flow of electrons; static electricity involves a single transfer of electrons.

Front

What types of charges attract each other?

Back

Positive and negative charges.

Front

What is the unit of electric charge?

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Coulomb (C)

Front

What is the principle that states like charges repel and opposite charges attract?

Back

Coulomb's Law

Front

What is an insulator?

Back

A material that does not allow electric charges to flow freely.

Front

What is a conductor?

Back

A material that allows electric charges to flow freely.

Front

What happens to the electrons in an object when it becomes negatively charged?

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It gains electrons.