S5P3: Electricity & Magnetism

Which type of charge is gained or lost when static electricity occurs?

• protons
• electrons
• neutrons
• atoms

Based upon the effects of static electricity we learned from our labs:  You get a __________ when you touch something.

• shock
• pinch
• kick
• beep

Like charges attract.

• True
• False

Do unlike (opposite) charges attract or repel?

• Attract
• Repel

Do like charges attract or repel?

• Attract
• Repel

What has to happen with the battery in a circuit?

• You have to touch the light bulb with the battery
• you have to be touching the positive and negative ends to close the circuit.
• you have to wrap the wire around it
• it has to touch the side of the light bulb

What are the components of a simple circuit?

• wires, switch, outlet
• battery, switch, motor
• wires, light bulb, motor
• wires, battery, light bulb

A closed pathway through which electricity can flow is called

• Simple circuit
• switch
• load
• insulator

The continuous FLOW of electric charges through a material.

• electric current
• electric circuit
• conductor
• insulator

The buildup of charges on an object.

• electric force
• electric field
• static electricity
• conservation of charge