Static Electricity

How is static electricity produced?

• electrical current

• friction

• magnetic field

• electrical discharge

Which of the following is caused by static electricity?

• a magnet attracts a paper clip

• glue holds two pieces of paper together

• socks taken from a clothes dryer stick together

• ice sticks to a cars windshield on a cold winter day

In static electricity, similar charges ________.

• attract

• remain nuetral

• repel

One example of static electricity is _____.

• a battery

• a magnet attracting iron

• lightening

What can cause electrons to jump across a gap and cause a spark?

• rubbing two coins together

• charging a battery

• an imbalance of charges between surfaces

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True/False: static electricity powers your appliances

• True

• False

True/False: Static and current are two ways in which electrical charges can behave. Current is produced by the apparent motion of electrons along a conductor

• True

• False