Static Electricity

Static Electricity

6th Grade

8 Qs

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Static Electricity

Static Electricity

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Medium

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

Standards-aligned

Created by

Shannon Siler

Used 145+ times

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What part of the atom is most used in static electricity moving from one object to another?

proton

neutron

electron

nucleus

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How do two objects repel?

The objects stay neutral.

Both objects are negatively charged.

Both objects are positively charged.

One object is positively charged and the other is negatively charged.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How do two objects attract?

The objects stay neutral.

Both objects are negatively charged.

Both objects are positively charged.

One object is positively charged and the other is negatively charged.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why must the balloon be swiped before attracting other objects?

The protons are being collected.

The electrons are being collected and built up on the balloon.

The balloon's material will not attract.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What factors effect the strength of static electricity?

mass and distance

the amount of charge and distance between objects

positive and negative charge

size of the objects

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Cheng rubs a balloon on a wool sweater and then holds it next to another balloon. The other balloon moves away from the balloon he is holding. What question might Cheng be testing?

Where does electric charge go when it is transferred out of a wool sweater?

What happens when a charged balloon is placed near another charged balloon?

How much electric charge can a balloon hold?

Can electric charge be transferred from one balloon to another?

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Socks cling together after going through the dryer due to electric forces. Read the questions below. Which question can be answered using socks from the dryer?

Does the strength of electric forces increase with gravity?

Does the strength of electric forces increase with the distance between objects?

Does the strength of electric forces increase with electric charge?

None of the above.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Does the material of an object depend how static electricity will work?

yes

no

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3