Static Electricity

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

• proton

• neutron

• electron

• nucleus

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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?

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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.

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

• yes

• no

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