What part of an atom is negatively charged?

What part of an atom is positively charged?

What types of charges attract?

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

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Miss Madsen 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.

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 will become POSITIVELY charged when it:

• loses electrons

• gains electrons

• loses protons

• gains neutrons

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

• conduction
• friction
• induction
• hairduction

"Electron" comes from the Greek word meaning:

• amber

• zap

• electricity

• noise

What is the negatively charged particle in an atom, that moves freely, can be released, shared, or “stolen” from an atom?

• proton

• neutron

• electron