Static Electricity
An electric charge, typically produced by friction, that causes sparks or crackling or the attraction of dust or hair.
An electric charge, typically produced by friction, that causes sparks or crackling or the attraction of dust or hair.
Example: When you rub a balloon on your shirt, you create static electricity that makes it stick. The rubbing shifts electrons from your shirt (which becomes positively charged) to the latex rubber in the balloon (which becomes negatively charged). The opposite charges make the two things stick.
Knowing about Static and Current electricity can help prevent home fires by not having too many things plugged in at one time.
Current Electricity
The flow of an electric charge, usually used in circuits.
The flow of an electric charge, usually used in circuits.
Example: in the example below, current electricity is being used in a circuit. It is showing how the electricity currents are moving in a direction. This creates electricity.
Circuit Breaker: a circuit breaker helps prevent fires from static and current electricity by cutting out the power when there is too much current going through it
Lightning is also a form of static and current electricity