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Static Electricity I

Authored by A McNab

Physics

5th - 6th Grade

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Static Electricity I
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why can you get a shock if you touch a metal doorknob after walking across a wool carpet?

You have an unbalanced charge, while the doorknob is neutral.
You have gained neutrons; the doorknob has fewer electrons.
You have lost electrons; the doorknob has excess electrons.
You have gained electrons; the doorknob has many electrons.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Two balloons are rubbed with a piece of wool. What will happen when the balloons are brought near each other?

The balloons will repel each other.
The balloons will attract each other.
The balloons will become positively (+) charged.
The balloons will pop.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The difference between attract and repel is that to attract is to pull something closer and repel is to push something away.

True
False

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When socks get stuck to towels in your dryer, this is an example of________________

current electricity
static electricity

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What types of charges attract?

Positive and Positive
Positive and Neutral
Negative and Neutral
Positive and Negative

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What types of charges repel?

Positive and Positive
Positive and Neutral
Negative and Neutral
Positive and Negative

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The accumulation of excess electric charge on an object is called

Static electricity 
Electric discharge
Resistance
Circuit 

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