Charges
Positively charged particle
What is a proton?
variable that is being manipulated
What is the independent variable?
Matter rubbing together
What is the first action that creates lightning?
Temperature is hotter
What is the temperature at the bottom of the cloud?
Only particle that moves
What is an electron?
Negatively charged particle
What is an electron?
Variable that stays constant (same)
What is the control variable?
Moves electrons
What is the second action that creates lightning?
Temperature is cooler
What is the temperature at the top of the cloud?
housed inside the nucleus
What are protons and neutrons?
particle that changes the mass but no charge
What is a neutron?
variable that is measured or observed
What is the dependent variable?
Energy created through charged particles
What is electricity?
Decreases during elevation
What happens to temperature due to elevation?
Amount of Protons/electrons
What does the atomic number tell you?
5 protons 6 electrons
What is negative charge of 1?
time
What is dependent variable of experiment?
Creating attractive/repulsive forces
What is the third action that creates lightning?
Water and ice molecules
What particles cause friction in the clouds?
atomic mass - atomic number
What is the formula to find neutrons?
10 protons and 7 electrons
What is a positively charge of 3?
placement/location
days
trials
Creating a spark/electric shock
What is the final action that creates lightning?
location of negatively charged particles after static is created
What is the bottom of the cloud?
This location in the atom has 99.99% of its mass.
What is the nucleus?