Chapter 7: Physics

Front

What is electricity?

Back

The name given to a wide range of electrical phenomena that underlie everything around us

Front

Which of the following is an example of electrical phenomena?

Back

Lightning

Front

What does electrostatics study?

Back

Electric charges at rest and the forces they exert on each other

Front

What is the result of the forces that electric charges exert on each other?

Back

The phenomena of electrostatics

Front

What happens when opposite charges are near each other?

Back

They attract each other

Front

What is the behavior of like charges when they come into contact?

Back

They repel each other

Front

How do charged objects interact with neutral objects?

Back

They attract neutral objects

Front

According to the three rules of charge interaction, what can be concluded about the charge on Balloon A if Balloon B is positively charged and they attract each other?

Back

Negative

Front

Based on the three rules of charge interaction, what can be concluded about the charge on Balloon C if Balloon B is positively charged and they repel each other?

Back

Positive

Front

According to the three rules of charge interaction, what can be concluded about the charge on Balloon A if it is attracted to Balloon B which is positively charged?

Back

Balloon A is negatively charged.