Coots Static Electricity

Static Electricity

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The charge of an electron is 

• positive. 
• negative. 
• Electrons have no charge

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What is the name of the particle that is being transferred?

• Proton
• Neutron
• Electron
• Positron

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Two like charges

•  neutralize each other.
• repel each other. 
• must be neutrons. 
• attract each other.

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If two balloons have the same charge, what will happen if you place them close to each other?

• Nothing
• They will be attracted
• They will pop
• They will push each other away.

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Objects that have opposite charges

• are attracted to each other, and the force between the objects pulls them together.
• are attracted to each other, and the force between the objects pushes them apart.
• are repelled by each other, and the force between the objects pulls them together.
• are repelled by each other, and the force between the objects pushes them apart.  

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An object becomes charged when the atoms in the object gain or lose

• electrons
• protons
• neutrons
• all of the above

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If two charges repel each other, the two charges must be

• Positive and neutra
• Positive and negative
• positive and neutral
• negative and negative

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In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to the number of _______.

• Neutrons
• Orbits
• Protons
• subatomic particles

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What is the name of this device that is used to detect charges?

• beaker
• electroscope
• van de graff generator
• chargometer

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An atom gains an electron.  What type of charge does it have now?

• positive
• negative
• No charge

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An atom loses an electron.  What type of charge does it have now?

• positive
• negative

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A glass rod becomes positively charged when it is rubbed with silk. This net positive charge accumulates because the glass rod

• gains electrons
• loses electrons
• gains protons
• loses protons

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A(n) ______________________________ is an instrument used to detect the presence of an electric charge.

• scale

• van de graaff generator

• electroscope

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What method of static charging is shown in this picture

• Contact

• Friction

• Grounding

• Electron Shifting

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What do you call the process of charging a conductor by bringing it near another charged object?

• induction
• polarization
• neutralization
• conduction

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When a balloon is rubbed on clothes it acquires a charge by ___________

• Induction
• reduction
• friction 
• concuction

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Which of the following is not a good insulator?

• Copper
• Glass
• rubber
• wool

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Which of the following is not a good conductor of electricity?

• copper
• silver
• Glass
• aluminum

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Insulators are different than conductors in that insulators ____.

• do not contain electrons or protons 
•  do not contain any charge
• have a weaker affinity for electrons 
• do not allow charge to freely move