Electricity/static Charges And Energy

Question 1

Electricity

Answer 1

Form of energy
-results from interaction of charged particles (e.g: -ve electrons or +ve protons)

Question 2

Static charge (stactic electricity)

Answer 2

-Tends to stay on The surface of an object rather than flowing away quickly
-stactic =stationary

Question 3

Charging by frition

Answer 3

Objects made from different materials rub against each other producing a net charge (-ve or +ve) on each object.
-eg. combing your hair with a plastic comb

Question 4

Causes of electric charge

Answer 4

-movement of electrons
-why electrons? Because they have a small mass and are further from the nucleus