Static Electricity

What types of charges attract?

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

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What charge does a proton have?

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

What charge does an electron have?

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

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

Which of the following is caused by static electricity?

• a stove getting hot when it is turned on
• a magnet being attracted to a refrigerator
• a lightning strike during a storm
• a light bulb coming on when a switch is turned on

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What is static electricity caused by?

• A balance of power

• A balance of positive and negative charges

• An imbalance of positive and negative charges

• An imbalance of protons and neutrons

An object becomes positively charged when which of the following occurs?

• loses electrons

• gains electrons

• loses protons

• gains neutrons

Lightning is _____.

• a buildup of neutrons
• harmless
• a high-voltage electric current
• a large discharge of static electricity

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If an object has the same number of positive and negative charges, its electrical charge is...

• positive
• negative
• neutral or no charge
• opposite

The girl's hair and the comb are attracting  one another.  The hair and the comb have

• opposite charges
• like charges

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