Static Electricity

Will the balloons ATTRACT or REPEL each other?

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Will the balloons ATTRACT or REPEL each other?

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Static electricity can "jump" from the charged object to another object, causing . . .

• static cling (objects sticking together)

• electric discharge (and a shock!)

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When negative charges on a cloud cause positive charges to build up on the ground, what may happen?

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Where is the safest place to be during a lightning storm?

• In a lake

• Under a tree

• An open field

• Inside a building or a car

What method of static charging is shown in this picture

• Polarization
• Friction
• Induction
• Conduction

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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

If an object has more negative charges than positive charges, its electrical charge is...

• positive

• negative

• neutral or no charge

• opposite

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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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Two balloons are hanging from a stick.

One balloon has a positive charge and the other has a negative charge.

How would you expect the balloons to move?

• there would be no movement

• towards each other

• away from each other

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