Static Electricity

Electrons have a __________ charge.

• positive

• negative

• neutral

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Protons have a __________ charge.

• positive

• negative

• neutral

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Neutrons have a __________ charge.

• positive

• negative

• neutral

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Positive protons and negative electrons ________________.

• build each other up

• cancel each other out

• make an atom negative

• make an atom positive

In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to the number of _______.

• orbitals

• neutrons

• protons

• none of the above

Static electricity is an excess build up of __________.

• protons

• neutrons

• electrons

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

• electrons

• protons

• neutrons

• all of the above

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When you rub a balloon up against your shirt, the shirt becomes positively charged. This means that

• more protons were created on the shirt.

• electrons left the shirt and moved to the balloon.

• protons left the balloon and moved to the shirt.

• neutrons left the shirt and moved to the balloon.

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

• electric force.

• electric pulse.

• electric field.

• electric charge.

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Static electricity can be generated by what three methods?

• convection, conduction, and radiation

• conduction, induction, and friction

• gravity, force, and electricity