Static Electricity

Static electricity is:

• electricity flowing in a wire
• the buildup of electric charges on an object
• when protons move between objects

Two objects with LIKE static charges will

• attract each other
• even out in the end
• repel each other
• cause a spark

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Which is an example of static discharge?

• a motor

• lightning

• thunder

• insulators

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Static charges build up when

• protons move within an object
• electrons move within an object
• neutrons move within an object
• the nucleus moves within an object

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Which subatomic particle has a POSITIVE charge?

• Proton
• Neutron
• Electron
• Nucleus

Which subatomic particle has a NEGATIVE charge?

• Proton
• Neutron
• Electron
• Nucleus

If two objects with static charge are attracted, what do you know about them?

• They are both positively charged.
• They are both negatively charged.
• One is positively charged and one is negatively charged, but you won't be able to tell which is which.
• One is positively charged and one is negatively charged, and you can tell which is which by looking at them.

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Rubbing a balloon on hair is an example of static charge build up created by....

• conduction
• friction
• induction
• hairduction

Ms Jo Jo rubbed two balloons 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.

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What types of charges attract?

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

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