Static electricity Grade 3

Ms Jo Jo 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.

What types of charges attract?

• Positive and Positive
• Positive and Neutral
• Negative and Neutral
• Positive and Negative

The girl's hair and the comb are attracting  one another.  The hair and the comb have

• opposite charges
• like charges

True or False
Like charges repel

• True
• False

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.

Will the balloons ATTRACT or REPEL each other?

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Will the balloons ATTRACT or REPEL each other?

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Two balloons are hanging from a stick.

One balloon has a positive charge and the other has a negative charge.

How would you expect the balloons to move?

• there would be no movement

• towards each other

• away from each other

What causes forces to attract or repel?

• masking tape

• static electricity

• current electricity

• positive charges

A property of matter that causes attraction or repulsion

• attraction

• electrical charge

• science

• force