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Static Electricity
1. What is matter?

a. Anything that has _____________________ and takes up _________________

2. What makes up matter?

b. ____________________________

3. What are the three particles in an atom?

c. _____________________________________________________________________________

Since protons and neutrons are located

________________ the nucleus of the atom, they

are held there very tightly. Electrons can jump from

one atom to another because they are located

_________________ of the nucleus.

4. Some objects like ___________________________ do not give up their electrons very easily. They are called

insulators.

5. Other objects like ___________________________hold their electrons very loosely. They are called

conductors.

6. Static Electricity – ____________________________________________________________________

a. Static electricity ______________________ flow through wires.

b. Static means “________________________”

7. If the charge is strong enough, static electricity “_____________________” from one object to another.

8. Static electricity is _________________________________________.

9. Electric discharge – when ______________________ move quickly from one object to ___________________
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Friction causes electrons to jump from one object to another

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Static Electricity KEY

1. What is matter?

a. Anything that has mass and takes up space.

2. What makes up matter?

b. Atoms

3. What are the three particles in an atom?

c. Protons, neutrons, and electrons

Protons
Electrons Since protons and neutrons are located inside the
have a
have a positive
negative nucleus of the atom, they are held there very tightly.
charge
charge
Electrons can jump from one atom to another because

they are located outside of the nucleus.

Neutrons have
a neutral
charge

4. Some objects like glass, plastic, and cloth do not give up their electrons very easily. They are called insulators.

5. Other objects like metals, water, and dry air hold their electrons very loosely. They are called conductors.

When an atom has When an atom has

more protons, it is more electrons, it is
positively charged. negatively charged.

6. Static Electricity – the buildup of electric charge on an object.

a. Static electricity does not flow through wires

b. Static means “not moving”

7. If the charge is strong enough, static electricity “jumps” from one object to another.

8. Static electricity is the buildup of an electric charge on an object.

9. Electric discharge – when electrons move quickly from one object to another.

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Friction causes electrons to jump from one object to another

• Your hand (negative charge) will now attract to the protons

on a metal doorknob
• Electrons will jump from your hand to the doorknob
and you will feel a shock
• This is called electric discharge: when electrons move
quickly from one object to another
• You now have a neutral charge again

• Lightning is an example of electric discharge.

• The bottom of the cloud gains a negative
charge
• This creates a positive charge on the ground
• When the charge is strong enough, the
charge jumps from the cloud to the ground
(lightning).

• When you go down a slide, your hair gives off

electrons leaving behind a positive charge
• Your hair sticks straight up because the
positive charges do not want to touch
each other.

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