Static Electricity

Front

What types of charges attract? Options: Positive and Positive, Positive and Neutral, Negative and Neutral, Positive and Negative

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Positive and Negative

Front

Electric charges that are alike _______ each other.

Back

Repel

Front

Electric charges that are different _______ each other.

Back

Attract

Front

What will happen when two balloons rubbed with wool are brought near each other? Options: The balloons will repel each other., The balloons will attract each other., The balloons will become positively (+) charged., The balloons will pop.

Back

The balloons will repel each other.

Front

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

Back

negative (-)

Front

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

Back

A negative charge.

Front

True or False: Lighting is a form of static electricity.

Back

True

Front

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

Back

A positive charge.

Front

Why is static electricity not used as a power source for our electronics?

Back

Electronics require a steady flow of electrons not a sudden burst.

Front

Which of the following is a conductor (a material that allows heat/electricity to flow easily through it)? Options: rubber, copper, glass, wood.

Back

copper