Name:_______________

Bill Nye - Static Electricity

1. Electricity makes air _________.

2. Electricity is the ____________of electrons.

3. Static means _________________.

4. Opposites attract for

_________charges.

5. When Bill Nye wears the rocker

wig of science, the hair stands up

on its end. This is because the

charges are all the

_________________.

6. When Bill and Elaine are in the

laundry mat, the water

____________ the electric charge.

7. The absence of moisture in the air causes a build up of ______________

8. Electrons are ________ _______________ that are located in atoms.

9. How many lightening bolts hit the ground every second?______________

10. What philosopher rubbed the amber and noticed things were attracted to

it?______________

11. The Greek word for amber is ____________.

12. What are on top of the Seattle Space Needle?____________

13. How many are there?___________

14. What happens when she holds the comb near the running water?____________

15. _________ _________ build up on things when you rub them together.

16. Where is the safest place to be during an thunder storm?________________

17. What temperature is the air during a thunder storm?_______________________