Definations of Electric Charge, Static Electricity, and Current Electricity

Definations of Electric Charge, Static Electricity, and Current Electricity

When an electric charge builds up in one place it is called static electricity
Electricity that moves from one place to another is called current electricity
The electrons that are involved in electricity have an electric charge.

When an electric charge builds up in one place it is called static
electricity.

We can understand electric charge by looking at someone touching a
static electricity generator. In the picture her hair is standing up
because of an electric charge that builds up in her hair.

The electricity that builds up when you scoot your feet on the floor on
a cool, dry day and shock someone is also because of static electricity.
Lightning is another spectacular display of static electricity.

Electricity that moves from one place to another is called current
electricity.

An electric current, then, is the flow of electric charge. Electric
currents move through wires to make motors spin, lights light up, and heaters warm a house.