Static Electricity

Static Electricity occurs because of charge accumulating on an object. True or False

• True

• False

The smallest unit of an element is

• An electron

• A proton

• A neutron

• An atom

If an object has the same number of positive and negative charges, its electrical charge is...

• positive
• negative
• neutral or no charge
• opposite

What charge does a proton have?

• negative (-)
• positive (+)
• neutral or no charge (0)

What charge does an electron have?

• negative (-)
• positive (+)
• neutral or no charge (0)

True or False
Like charges repel

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

True or False
A positively charged object has lost electrons

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

True or False
A negatively charged object has lost protons

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

What is the major difference between static electricity and current electricity?

• Current electricity involves a continuous flow of neutrons; static electricity is a sudden transfer of protons

• Current electricity can be deadly; static electricity is almost always safe

• In current electricity, there's a single transfer of electrons; in static electricity, there's a steady flow of electrons

• Current electricity involves a flow of electrons; static electricity involves a single transfer of electrons

The difference between attraction and repulsion is that to attract is to pull something closer and repel is to push something away.

• True

• False