Static Electricity

What types of charges attract?

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

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Walking across a carpet is an example of charge being transferred by

• friction.
• induction.
• contact.
• static electricity

What charge does an electron have?

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

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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

Protons are found...

• in the atom's nucleus.
• in the cloud around the nucleus.

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A positive charge in an atom can be achieved by...

• adding protons
• taking away electrons
• adding protons OR taking away electrons

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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

Two things with opposite charges will

• attract one another.
• repel one another.

An object becomes charged when the atoms in the object gain or lose

• electrons
• protons
• neutrons
• all of the above

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If you rub a glass rod with a piece of silk, the rod becomes positively charged. This means that

• friction destroyed electrons in the rod.
• the silk has become negatively charged.
• protons have moved to the rod.
• glass attracts more protons.

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