Static and Current electricity.
What is Static Electricity?
Electricity that gathers up in one place.
True or False?
Electricity moves at approximately 300,000 kilometers per second, which is the speed of light.
It is true.
Static electricity is unpredictable and happens in a quick "zap," whereas current electricity is controlled and measured in these units. What is these unit called?
It is amperes.
Higher or Lower? Eels make higher 500 volts of electricity.
it's higher Eels can make 600 volts of electricity
This common weather event is actually a massive, natural discharge of static electricity between a cloud and the ground?
It is lightning.
Electricity travels at nearly the speed of light, which is about 300,000 kilometres per second. At this speed, it could wrap around the Earth ____ in one second.
How many times
8 times
To create static electricity, you often need to rub two different insulators together (like a balloon and hair) Thisword starts with the letter "f". What is it
It is Friction.
If we could capture all of the solar energy that hits the Earth in just one hour, it would be enough to power the entire world for this long.
How long?
1 year.
When you rub two things together (like a balloon on your hair or socks on a carpet), you are creating what?
A)Static electricity
B)Current electricity
C)Mechainical energy
D)All of the above
It is A, Static electricity.
Doing a single Google search uses enough energy to light up a 60-watt lightbulb for about 17 seconds
True or false?
It is true