Static Electricity

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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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

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What types of charges attract?

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

The accumulation of excess electric charge on an object is called

• Static electricity 
• Electric discharge
• Resistance
• Circuit 

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What charge does an electron have?

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

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

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

Method of charging an object by allowing electric charge to flow by direct contact from one object to another object.

• friction
• conduction
• induction
• electric force

A method of charging by means of bringing a charged object near another object

• friction

• conduction

• induction

• electric force

A balloon is rubbed with a wool cloth and the result is shown in the diagram. Which item is positively charged?

• Balloon

• Wool Cloth

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.

A plastic rod is rubbed with a dry piece of cloth and the rod becomes positively charged.  The rod has …  

• gained electrons
• lost electrons
• gained protons
• lost protons