Static Electricity

Why doesn’t a balloon stick to a wall forever?

• The cabinet pushes it away

• The balloon is too heavy

• The balloon doesn't hold its negative charges forever

• The balloon deflates

Looking at the table above, what would happen if you rubbed silk on glass?

• The negative particles in the glass would transfer to the silk

• The negative particles in the silk would transfer to glass

• The positive particles in the glass would transfer to the silk

• The positive particles in the silk would transfer to the glass

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Looking at the table above, answer this question. After that, what do you think would happen if you placed the glass next to a neutral object, like the wall?

• The glass and the wall would repel

• The glass and the wall would attract

How are gravitational force and electric force similar?

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

How are gravitational force and electric force different?

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Which of the two forces do you think is stronger?

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