Static Electricity

Static Electricity

6th - 8th Grade

10 Qs

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Static Electricity

Static Electricity

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Physics

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-PS2-3, MS-PS2-5

Standards-aligned

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Opposite charges

attract

repel

become neutral

do nothing

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Mr. Anady rubbed two balloons against his wool sweater for 30 seconds each. 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.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The accumulation of excess electric charge on an object is called

Static electricity

Electric discharge

Resistance

Current electricity

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What charge does a proton have?

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What charge does an electron have?

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the major difference between static electricity and current electricity?

Current electricity involves a continuous flow of neutrons; static electricity is a sudden transfer of protons
Current electricity can be deadly; static electricity is almost always safe
In current electricity, there's a single transfer of electrons; in static electricity, there's a steady flow of electrons
Current electricity involves a flow of electrons; static electricity involves a single transfer of electrons

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