Static Electricity

Front

What factors affect the strength of static electricity?

Back

The amount of charge and distance between objects.

Front

What happens when two rubbed balloons are brought near each other?

Back

The balloons will repel each other.

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Does the material of an object affect how static electricity will work?

Back

Yes.

Front

True or False: A negatively charged object has lost protons.

Back

False.

Front

What method of static charging is shown when two objects are rubbed together?

Back

Friction.

Front

Define static electricity.

Back

Static electricity is the accumulation of electric charge on the surface of objects.

Front

What is the principle of conservation of charge?

Back

Charge can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only be transferred from one object to another.

Front

What is polarization in the context of static electricity?

Back

Polarization is the redistribution of electric charge in an object due to the influence of a nearby charged object.

Front

What is the difference between conductors and insulators?

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Conductors allow electric charge to flow freely, while insulators do not.

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What happens during the process of induction?

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Induction is the process of charging an object without direct contact by bringing a charged object close to it.