Static Electricity preassessment

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What is static electricity?

Back

The imbalance of electrical charge on an object.

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Which material is a good insulator?

Back

Glass.

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True or False: Like charges repel each other.

Back

True.

Front

What phenomenon occurs due to charge separation in clouds?

Back

Lightning.

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What method of static charging involves rubbing two objects together?

Back

Friction.

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What is an insulator?

Back

A material that does not allow electric charges to flow freely.

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What is a conductor?

Back

A material that allows electric charges to flow easily.

Front

What happens when two like charges come close to each other?

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They repel each other.

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What happens when a charged object comes near a neutral object?

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The neutral object can become polarized.

Front

What is charge polarization?

Back

The separation of charges within an object due to the influence of a nearby charged object.