Sci8 Chap 15.1

Electricity comes from the flow of electrons.

• True

• False

An electrical charge CANNOT jump from one object to another.

• True

• False

Electrons have a _________ charge.

• positive

• negative

• neutral

• all of the above

Neutrons have a _____________ charge.

• positive

• negative

• neutral

• all of the above

When something electrically discharges it ALWAYS means

• it loses its excess electrons

• it loses its excess protons

• someone gets electricuted

• it becomes an insulator

Which of the following is an electric insulator

• wood

• silver

• gold

• copper

Which of the following is NOT an electric conductor?

• nickel

• glass

• copper

• steel

In electrical charges, two opposite charges

• attract

• repel

• remain neutral

• cause an short in a wire

In electrical charges, two of the same type of charge

• attract

• repel

• ignore each other

• exchange protons