Static Electricity

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What is the process called when a balloon is rubbed on hair, leading to static charge buildup?

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Friction

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What is the primary particle responsible for the flow of electricity?

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Electrons

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What term describes the buildup of charges on an object, resulting in more of one type of charge?

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Static electricity

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Front

What type of electricity is demonstrated when turning on a light in your house?

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Current electricity

Front

What happens to two objects with like static charges?

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They repel each other.

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Front

What is the difference between static electricity and current electricity?

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Static electricity is the buildup of charges at rest, while current electricity is the flow of electric charge.

Front

What is an example of a common static electricity phenomenon?

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Static cling in clothes.

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What happens when a charged object comes into contact with a neutral object?

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The neutral object can become charged through induction.

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What is the law of electrostatics that states like charges repel and opposite charges attract?

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Coulomb's Law

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What is the term for the movement of electrons through a conductor?

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Electric current

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