Electrical Energy

Which of the following is the best example of static electricity?

• clothes getting stuck together in a dryer

• a light bulb turning on with a switch

• a doorbell ringing when it is pressed

• using a computer to search the internet

____________ allows electricity to flow.

• A conductor
• An insulator
• A magnet

If the lights are on, the circuit is

• closed
• open

What types of charges attract?

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

Two Like Charges will _______.

• Attract
• Repel
• Combine
• Fuse

True or False, Lighting is a form of static electricity.

• True
• False
• Both
• Niether

a push or pull

• force

• magnet

• attract

• repel

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After Sarah brushed her hair with her comb, she placed it near some uncharged pieces of paper.  Which of the following statements BEST describes what happened in the picture?

• the paper was not attracted or repelled by the comb
• the paper was attracted to the comb even before they touched
• the paper was repelled by the comb before they touched
• the paper was positively charged

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What types of charges attract?

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

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