# Static electricity and sparks

Explain static electricity as the build-up of electric charge through friction, describe how charged objects attract or repel each other, and relate static discharge to everyday phenomena such as lightning

Builds on: Current, voltage, and what they measure (soft, https://ai.page/c/current-voltage-and-what-they-measure/en.md), Conductors and insulators (soft, https://ai.page/c/conductors-and-insulators/en.md)

Concept id: static-electricity-and-sparks. Subject: science. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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