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 Physics  –  Static  Electricity    

 
Name:  ____________________________________  
 
What  is  Electricity?    
 
 
•   All  matter  is  made  up  of  __________________.  
 
•   Atoms  contain  _________________,  ____________________,  ____________________.  
 
 
•   ____________________  can  move  in  the  space  surrounding  the  nucleus,  and  can  be    
 
________________________________  from  atoms.  
 
Electric  Charge  
 
•   A  ____________________  object  has  _______________  number  of  electrons  &  protons.  
 
•   A  ____________________  object  has  ______________  electrons  than  protons.    
 
•   A  ____________________  object  has  ______________  electrons  than  protons.    
 
Let’s  Try  It!    à  Neutral,  Negative,  or  Positive?  
 

                                   

Protons:   Protons:   Protons:  

     
Electrons:   Electrons:   Electrons:  
     
Charge:   Charge:   Charge:  
 
   
Static  Electricity
 
•   A  _____________________________  happens  when  two  surfaces  touch  each  other  and    
 
the  ____________________________  from  one  object  to  another.  
 
 
The  Law  of  Electric  Charges:  
 
•   Objects  with  the  same  charges  ______________________  
 
•   Objects  with  opposite  charges  _______________________  
   
 
Examples  of  Static  Electricity    
 
•   _____________________________________________________  
 
•   _____________________________________________________  
 
•   _____________________________________________________  
 
•   _____________________________________________________  
 
Charging  by  Contact  
 
•   There  are  two  common  methods  of  charging  by  contact:  
 
1)  Charging  by  __________________  
 
2)  Charging  by  __________________  
 
Charging  by  Friction  
 
•   Happens  when  2  ____________________  objects  are  rubbed  together    
 
•   ____________________  are  _____________________  from  one  object  to  the  other  
 
•   Example:  _____________________________  
 
 
 
Charging  by  Conduction  
 
•   Happens  when  2  objects  with  _____________amount  of  electric  charge  come  in  contact  
 
•   ________________  are  ___________________  from  one  object  to  the  other  
 
•   Example:  ________________________________________________________________  
 
Conductors  vs.  Insulators  
 
Conductors  
 
•   Conductors  are  materials  that  _______________  the  movement  of  _________________  
 
•   ____________________  are  good  conductors  
 
•   Example(s):  __________________________________________  
 
Insulators  
 
•   Insulators  are  materials  that  _______________  the  movement  of  __________________  
 
•   The  electrons  are  held  _________________  so  they  can’t  move  around  
 
•   __________________________  are  good  insulators  
 
•   Example(s):  ______________________________________________________________  
 
Charging  by  Induction  
 
•   Charging  a  ___________  object  by  bringing  a  ______________  object  close  to  it  
 
•   The  objects  __________________________  
 
Example:  __________________________________  
 
 
•   Why  is  the  balloon  negative?  
 
 
 
•   Why  is  the  wall  neutral?    
What  is  an  Electroscope?  
 
•   An  instrument  used  to  detect  _____________________________  
 
Charging  an  Electroscope:  
 
•   Charging  by  _______________________  =  Rub  an  insulator  then  ___________________    
 
the  top  of  the  electroscope  with  it  
 
 
•   Charging  by  _______________________  =  Rub  an  insulator  then  ___________________    
 
to  the  top  of  the  electroscope  
 
Electrostatic  Series  
 
•   A  list  of  materials  arranged  in  order  of  their  tendency  to  __________________________  
 
 
•   Materials  near  the  top  of  the  list  will  _______________________electrons    
 
and  become  ______________________  
 
 
•   Materials  near  the  bottom  of  the  list  will  ____________________  electrons    
 
and  become  _____________________  
 
Example  1:  Rub  rabbit  fur  with  amber  
 
•   Rabbit  fur  will  _________________electrons  (to  the  amber)    
 
and  become__________________  
 
   
•   Amber  will  ________________electrons  (from  the  rabbit  fur)    
 
and  become  _________________  
 
 
 
 
Example  2:  Rub  human  hair  with  a  rubber  balloon  
 
•   Human  hair  will  ________________  electrons  (to  the  balloon)  
 
and  become  __________________________  
 
 
•   The  balloon  will  ________________  electrons  (from  the  human  hair)    
 
and  become  _________________________  
 
 
 
 
Electric  Discharge  
 
•   The  ______________  transfer  of  ______________________  from  one  object  to  another  
 
 
•   ___________________________  leave  one  object  and  pass  into  another  object  
 
 
•   Electrons  always  move  from  the  object  with  _________________  negative  charge  to  the    
 
object  with  __________________  negative  charge  
 
 
•   Discharges  can  sometimes  be  seen  as  ___________________________  
 
 
•   Example  1:  Getting  _____________________  when  touching  a  car  door  handle  
 
 
•   Example  2:  ____________________________