Bill Nye: Static Electricity

The flow of charged particles through a television set.

Charged particles building up and then releasing as sparks.

The movement of electrons through a wire.

A type of electricity that only occurs in nature.

The rapid movement of electrons.

The charges staying in one place.

The generation of light and heat.

The flow of electricity through a conductor.

Electrons are destroyed by the friction.

Electrons are transferred, building up on either you or the carpet.

Protons are transferred from the carpet to your feet.

The carpet generates new electrical charges.

The generator creates a strong magnetic field.

Opposite charges on his hair attract the generator.

The electrical charges on his hair are all the same, causing them to repel each other.

The generator heats his hair, making it stand up.

To increase the power output of the device.

To allow extra electrons to safely discharge into the Earth.

To prevent the device from overheating.

To connect the device to a power source.

The water stream becomes colder.

The water stream bends towards the comb.

The water stream breaks into droplets.

The water stream becomes electrically conductive.

By heating them to a high temperature.

By exposing them to strong light.

By rubbing two different materials together.

By cooling them rapidly.

They stick together

They push apart

They change color

They melt

The friction of clouds rubbing together

Hot air from lightning rapidly expanding and colliding with cool air

The sound of electrons jumping between clouds and the ground

The explosion of water vapor in the atmosphere

The objects become magnetic

Electrons jump from one object to another

The objects become warmer

The objects repel each other permanently