Static Electricity

Two balloons are rubbed 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.

Bending water with a charged balloon is an example of what type of charging (charging an object without touching)

• friction

• induction

• conduction

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The difference between attraction and repulsion is that to attract is to pull something closer and repel is to push something away.

• True

• False

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

Electrical charge built up on the surface of an object is called _________________.

• static electricity
• current electricity
• lightning
• electrons

the positively charged particle in an atom, never leaves the nucleus, determines the element

• proton

• neutron

• electron

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During a lab a balloon was rubbed with a wooly fabric. This is an example of which type of charging?

• conduction

• friction

• induction

What is the major difference between static electricity and current electricity?

• Current electricity involves a continuous flow of elecrons; static electricity is a sudden transfer of protons

• Current electricity can be deadly; static electricity is almost always safe

• In current electricity, there's a single transfer of electrons; in static electricity, there's a steady flow of electrons

• Current electricity involves a flow of electrons; static electricity involves a single transfer of electrons

What types of charges attract?

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

What happens when you touch a metal doorknob after rubbing your shoes on the carpet?

• The doorknob sends a burst of electric current into your body

• Millions of electrons go from your finger into the doorknob

• The doorknob sends millions of electrons into your finger

• Your finger becomes negatively charged

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