Static Electricity

Lightning is an example of _________.

• electric discharge

• current electricity
• watts
• voltage

Identify the conductor below.

• cloth rag
• plastic bottle
• gold ring

Identify the insulator below.

• aluminum foil
• paperclip
• rubber eraser

Which subatomic particles have a positive charge?

• neutrons
• electrons
• protons

Electricity is the flow of _________.

• protons
• neutrons
• electrons

If two charges repel each other, the two charges must be

• Positive and neutra
• Positive and negative
• positive and neutral
• negative and negative

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An object becomes charged when the atoms in the object gain or lose

• electrons
• protons
• neutrons
• all of the above

If you rub a glass rod with a piece of silk, the rod becomes positively charged. This means that

• friction destroyed electrons in the rod.
• the silk has become negatively charged.
• protons have moved to the rod.
• glass attracts more protons.

If you bring a charged object near an electrically neutral surface without allowing the object to touch the surface, the charges in the surface are rearranged by

• friction.
• convection.
• induction.
• conduction.

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A region around a charged particle that can exert a force on another charged particle is called an

• electric pulse.
• electric charge.
• electric force.
• electric field.

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