Van
De Graff Presentation Worksheet
- What are the parts of an atom
and where are they located?
- Give the difference between
insulators and conductors and give an example of each
- What is static electricity?
- A static charge accumulates on
the comb when it is rubbed against hair. Is this charge positive or
negative?
- By what factor does the force
increase if the distance between 2 charges decrease by a factor of 3?
- Sketch a picture of how
electrons flow around the belt and show where the protons and electrons
are accumulated
- When 2 positive charges come
together, what happens?
- Explain, using attraction and
repulsion, what happens to the charges in our hair when we are touching
the Van De Graff
- How is lightning produced?
- Why do we stand on a plastic
stool when we are touching the dome (when the generator is running)?
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