Electricity and Magnetism

Match the term to the statement

• neutral charge

• electron

• positive charge

• proton

• negative charge

• neurton

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When put together a positive charge and a negative charge will

​ (a)  

• attract
• repel

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When put together a positive charge and a positive charge will

​ ​ (a)  

• repel
• attract

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Which of the following is a conductor?

• sheet of paper

• t-shirt

• penny

• plastic bottle

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Which of the pairs of balloons will repel each other?

• Set A

• Set B

• Set B and Set C

• Set A and set D

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If an object gains electrons, what charge will the object have?

• positive

• negative

• neutral

• no charge

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Static electricity is the

• electricity created by a balloon

• the same thing as friction

• buildup of electrical charge

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Mr. Robinson and his class are conducting an experiment. The class needs to choose a good insulator. Which of the following could be used as an insulator?

• plastic tubing

• a penny

• copper wire

• gold necklace

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Match the following

• the area around a magnetic material in which a magnet would be close enough to respond

• core

• charged particles that stream out from the sun

• force

• the strength or energy of something

• solar wind

• a material whose atoms are arranged so that it attracts other materials with the same atomic

• magnet

• the deepest layer of the earth

• magnetic field

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What is the basic unit of all elements; a very small particle

• atom

• cell

• matter

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