Lightning
These charges are lighter so they go to the top of the cloud.
Positive
Positive charges __________ positive charges.
Repel
Rubbing a balloon on your hair steals _______________.
Electrons
Static electricity is a build up of ____________.
Charge
How could static electricity be useful?
painting cars, photocopier
These charges are heavier so they go to the bottom of a cloud.
Electrons or Negatives
Negative charges _________________ positive charges.
Attract
After rubbing your hair with a balloon, these charges are left in your hair.
Positives
Why should you never swim in a lightning storm?
Static electricity can travel through water.
Describe why the paint would stick to the car when painting with static electricity.
The paint has one charge, the car has the opposite so they attract. (+ and - attract)
The electrons at the bottom of the cloud attract the _______________ charges on the land and tall structures.
Positive
Negative charges repel ______________ charges.
Negative
Your hair stand up after rubbing with a balloon because ____________________
The positive charges repel each other.
How can you reduce static electricity in your house?
water, dryer sheets in your laundry, lotion, hairspray, etc.
Why would painting cars with static electricity be useful?
You waste less paint.
When enough charge builds up between the clouds and the ground, the static is discharged as _____________.
Lightning
What two charges attract?
Positive and negative
To get rid of static in your hair you can use _________.
water
Why should you never play golf or baseball in a lightning storm?
Lightning usually hits tall things. you are tallest in a field, or holding a bat or golf club. Golf clubs are metal so electricity travels through it.
+ and +
Repel
This moves around in a cloud causing friction and building up charges.
Ice chunks
What two charges repel?
Positive and positive or
Negative and negative
When you are full of static electricity and you touch someone, what happens.
you shock them
Why is there so much static in a car or airplane?
The move fast and the vehicle has a lot of friction going through the air.
+ and -
Attract