Static Electricity

Front

What types of charges attract?

Back

Positive and Negative charges attract each other.

Front

What is the positively charged particle in an atom located in the nucleus?

Back

Proton.

Front

What is electrical charge built up on the surface of an object called?

Back

Static electricity.

Front

Which phenomenon is caused by static electricity?

Back

A lightning strike during a storm.

Front

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

Back

A negative charge.

Front

What is the charge of a proton?

Back

Positive charge.

Front

What is the charge of an electron?

Back

Negative charge.

Front

What happens when two objects with the same charge come close to each other?

Back

They repel each other.

Front

What happens when a positively charged object comes close to a neutral object?

Back

The neutral object becomes polarized and is attracted to the charged object.

Front

What is the term for the movement of electrons from one object to another?

Back

Electric charge transfer.