Static Electricity

What types of charges attract?

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

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

What charge does a proton have?

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

What charge does an electron have?

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

Electric charges that are different _______ each other.

• Attract
• Repel

Electric charges that are alike _______ each other.

• Attract
• Repel

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

• current electricity
• static electricity

What type of charge does a neutron have? 

• Positive
• Negative
• Neutral (no charge)

Rubbing a balloon on hair is an example of static charge build up created by....

• conduction
• friction
• induction
• hairduction

The smallest particle that all things can be broken into is called a _____.

• atom
• adam
• proton
• nucleus