9. What is the difference between static electricity and electric current?
A. Static electricity and electric current are the same. There is no difference between them
B. Electric current is produced when two different materials are rubbed together while static electricity is produced by
using batteries
C. Electric current consists of electric charges that stay in one place while static electricity is the stream of charges
particles flowing through an electric conductor.
D. Static electricity consists of electric charges that stay in one place while the electric current is the stream of
charged particles flowing through an electric conductor.

C. Electric current consists of electric charges that stay in one place while static electricity is the stream of chargesparticles flowing through an electric conductor.

The most significant difference between the static and current electricity is that in static electricity the charges are at rest and they are accumulating on the surface of the insulator. Whereas in current electricity the electrons are moving inside the conductor.