Static Electricity Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• charge: fundamental property of matter responsible for static electricity.
• electrons: negatively charged particles involved in static electricity.
• static: type of electricity that accumulates on surfaces.
• friction: process of rubbing surfaces together to generate static electricity.
• lightning rod: a metal rod mounted on a structure to protect it from lightning strikes by providing a path for the lightning's electrical discharge to safely reach the ground.
• conductor: material that allows the flow of electricity.
• attract: what opposite charges do in static electricity.
• repel: what like charges do in static electricity.
• conduction: process of transferring static electricity through direct contact between materials.
• discharge: release of stored static electricity.
• neutral: object with an equal number of positive and negative charges.
• van de graaff: device used to generate large amounts of static electricity.
• lightning: natural discharge of static electricity in the atmosphere.
• induction: process of charging an object without direct contact by bringing it near a charged object.
• electrostatic series: a list of materials ranked according to their tendency to gain or lose electrons when in contact with other materials.
• ground: connection to the earth used to discharge excess static electricity and maintain electrical equilibrium.
• ions: electrically charged particles formed when atoms gain or lose electrons.
• negative charge: the type of charge generated on a balloon when it is rubbed against hair.
• insulator: material that does not conduct electricity well.