PS: "Electricity" Practice Test

What does static mean?

• moving
• at rest
• still
• energy

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

• A positive charge.
• A negative charge.
• A neutral charge
• No charge at all

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What charge does an electron have?

• negative (-)
• positive (+)
• neutral or no charge (0)

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

• True
• False

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Ms Jo Jo rubbed two balloons 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.

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What charge does a proton have?

• negative (-)
• positive (+)
• neutral or no charge (0)

Electric charges that are different _______ each other.

• Attract
• Repel

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Electric charges that are alike _______ each other.

• Attract
• Repel

Walking across a carpet is an example of charge being transferred by

• friction.
• induction.
• contact.
• static electricity

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If the two charges represented in the figure were brought near each other, they would

• attract each other.
• repel each other.
• cause static discharge.
• have no affect on each other

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