Static Electricity

Static Electricity

5th - 10th Grade

21 Qs

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Assessment

Quiz

Physics

5th - 10th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-PS2-5, HS-PS2-4, MS-PS1-1

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Ben Acton

Used 6+ times

FREE Resource

21 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Ms Pippin 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.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

True

False

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If a substance has a higher number of electrons than protons on its surface, what type of charge does it have?
A positive charge.
A negative charge.
A neutral charge
No charge at all

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What happens when you touch a metal doorknob after rubbing your shoes on the carpet?

The doorknob sends a burst of electric current into your body

Millions of electrons go from your finger into the doorknob

The doorknob sends millions of electrons into your finger

Your finger becomes negatively charged

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to the number of _______.
Neutrons
Orbits
Protons
subatomic particles

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If two charges repel each other, the two charges must be
Positive and neutra
Positive and negative
positive and neutral
negative and negative

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An object becomes charged when the atoms in the object gain or lose
electrons
protons
neutrons
all of the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

NGSS.HS-PS3-5

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