Static Electricity

Clothes drying in the dryer, 10 electrons are scraped from the sock to a shirt.

What is the charge of the sock?

• -15

• -5

• +10

• -10

What is the charge of the shirt?

• +15

• -5

• 0

• -10

What particles are atoms made of? (Check ALL that apply:)

• Protons

• Neutrons

• Electrons

• Nucleus

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Protons are:

• Positive

• Neutral

• Negative

Neutrons are:

• Positive

• Neutral

• Negative

Electrons are:

• Positive

• Neutral

• Negative

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

What happens to the charge of an object when electrons are added to it?

• It becomes more positive

• It becomes more negative

• It remains neutral

• It becomes completely positive

What is the overall charge of a neutron?

• Positive

• Negative

• Neutral

• Varies with temperature

Energy of motion is which type of energy?

• Potential
• Kinetic
• Sound
• Gravitational

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

What kind of energy does this device use?

• Chemical
• Electrical
• Thermal
• Chemical

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3