Static Electricity

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

• True

• False

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What are the three main parts of an Atom?

• Nucleus, Shells and Dark Matter

• Proton, Neutron and Electricity

• Proton, Neutron and Electron

• Solid, Liquid and Gas

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)

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What charge does an Neutron have?

• Negative (-)

• Positive (+)

• Neutral or no charge (0)

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.

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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

• The doorknob sends electrons into your finger

• Our finger becomes negatively charged

• Electrons from the carpet travel from our finger to the door knob.

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What type of charges attract?

• Positive and Positive

• Negative and Negative

• Negative and Neutral

• Positive and Negative

What type of charges repel?

• Positive and Positive

• Negative and Negative

• Negative and Neutral

• Positive and Negative

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Electric charges that are alike _____ each other

• Attract

• Repel

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