static and current electricity

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What charge do protons have?

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Positive

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What phenomenon is caused by static electricity?

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A lightning strike during a storm

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What is lightning an example of?

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Static electricity

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What occurs during static electricity?

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Electrons jump from one thing to another.

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What is static electricity?

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A buildup of charges (more of one type of charge) on an object.

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What charge do electrons have?

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Negative

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What is the difference between static electricity and current electricity?

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

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What is an insulator?

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

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What is a conductor?

Back

A material that allows electric charges to flow freely.

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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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