Static Electricity

Front

What types of charges attract?

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Positive and Negative

Front

What charge does a proton have?

Back

positive (+)

Front

What charge does an electron have?

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

What happens when you touch a metal doorknob after rubbing your shoes on the carpet?

Back

Millions of electrons go from your finger into the doorknob

Front

What is static electricity caused by?

Back

A buildup of negative charges in one place

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

Front

Which of the following is an insulator? Options: copper, wood, silver, salt water

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wood

Front

Lightning is _____.

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a large discharge of static electricity

Front

If an object has the same number of positive and negative charges, its electrical charge is...
Options: positive, negative, neutral, opposite

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neutral