static electricity
Charges can accumulate on surfaces. This topic is part of Electricity within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 4 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
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static electricity trivia questions
Static electricity involves a buildup of what?
Answer: Electric charge
Bonus fact: Charges can accumulate on surfaces.
Rubbing a balloon on hair can transfer what particles?
Answer: Electrons
Bonus fact: Electron transfer leaves surfaces oppositely charged.
What causes a small shock after walking on carpet and touching metal?
Answer: Sudden discharge of accumulated charge
Bonus fact: The charge jumps through air when voltage becomes high enough.
The ancient Greek word elektron, which helped give rise to the word “electricity,” originally referred to what material?
Answer: Amber
Bonus fact: Rubbing amber can produce static electricity, a phenomenon known since antiquity.