Static Electricity

Question 1

What is a conductor?

Answer 1

A material that allows charge (usually electrons) to flow through it

Question 2

What is an insulator?

Answer 2

A material that has no free charges and does not allow the flow of charge through it

Question 3

What is charging by friction

Answer 3

• When objects are given a charge by rubbing them with another object
• if the object is an insulator, it will keep its charge afterwards

Question 4

What happens when the two objects are rubbed together

Answer 4

• one of them will gain electrons and gain a negative charge

- one of them will lose electrons and gain a positive charge

Question 5

What are examples of dangers of static electricity

Answer 5

• electrocution

- fire or explosion