Plasma

Plasma Globes

How Do They Work?

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What is a plasma globe filled with?

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A gas where

have been knocked off their atoms is called a plasma.

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It takes a lot of

to break an electron off its atom.

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What does the electrode in the middle of the plasma globe send out?

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Radio waves are electromagnetic radiation which is

.

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Atoms want their

back!

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When a lost electron snaps back with a nucleus,

is released.

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You get different colors of plasma from the different

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The tendrils want to follow the

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The electric field is making

and atoms come and go in your finger.

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The sun is

like the streamers in the globe.

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What cause the plasma tendrils in the sun to be loops?

They are pulled and held together by

on the sun.

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In a normal atom there are the

number of electrons and protons.

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Electrons and protons are

to each other like opposite poles of a magnet.

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An electron that is knocked off is

to an atom missing electrons.

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When electrons are being pushed in an electric field, it is called

.

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Plasma is a

conductor.

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The little piece of light emitted when an atom grabs back and electron is called a

.

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Radio waves have a long _____ and gamma rays have a short _____.

(Type the one word that goes in both blanks.)

Check out these videos about plasma globes.

Links are in your Google Classroom.

Don't forget to click next to finish the assignment.

https://youtu.be/nnCuhQTllRU?t=111

https://youtu.be/O9WmnqSS0HA?t=4