Static Electricity

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What types of charges attract?

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Positive and Negative

Front

What charge does a proton have? Options: negative (-), positive (+), neutral or no charge (0)

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positive (+)

Front

What charge does an electron have? Options: negative (-), positive (+), neutral or no charge (0)

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negative (-)

Front

If a substance has a higher number of electrons than protons on its surface, what type of charge does it have?

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A negative charge.

Front

Which of the following is caused by static electricity? Options: a stove getting hot when it is turned on, a magnet being attracted to a refrigerator, a lightning strike during a storm, a light bulb coming on when a switch is turned on

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a lightning strike during a storm

Front

An object becomes positively charged when which of the following occurs? Options: loses electrons, gains electrons, loses protons, gains neutrons

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loses electrons

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What is the difference between attraction and repulsion?

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To attract is to pull something closer and repel is to push something away.

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The positively charged particle in an atom, never leaves the nucleus, determines the element.

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proton

Front

What types of charges attract?

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Positive and Negative

Front

In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to the number of _______.

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Protons