Electron, These are what moves when you rub a rod with a cloth, Negative, The charge on an electron, Repel, Two positive charges will do this, Attract, Two unlike charges will do this, Static, It means stays still, Fenwicks, The department store in Newcastle that gives the most electric shocks, Electric shock, You get a minor one if these if there is a build up of static electricity, Electric field, there is one of these around every charged particle, weaker, What happens to the strength of an electric field the further you get away from the charged particle, Field lines, We draw these to represent electric fields, Positive, Fields lines go from __________ to negative, Photocopiers, Office equipment that works using static electricity, van de graaff, Generator used to make your hair stand up (look up spelling!), lightning, Naturally occuring huge discharge of static electricity, conductor, allows electrons to flow freely, insulator, does not allow electrons to flow, electrostatic, a non contact force, balloon, if you rub this on your head you can make it stick to the wall, humidity, If you increase this property of the air, then static build up is less likely, tumble drier, Electrical appliance that causes your clothes to stick together because of static build up.

Static Electricity

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