Static Electricity Quiz

What is static electricity?

• A build-up of electrical charge on an object

• A flow of electric current through a conductor

• A type of magnetic field

• A form of kinetic energy

What happens when you rub one neutral, electrically insulating object against another?

• Both objects become positively charged

• Both objects become negatively charged

• No change occurs

• Electrons are transferred, leaving one object negatively charged and the other positively charged

What causes an electric shock when a person approaches a metal object?

• Thermal energy

• Kinetic energy

• Magnetic fields

• Static electricity

What type of force is exerted by charged objects on each other?

• Electrostatic force

• Magnetic force

• Gravitational force

• Nuclear force

What happens to a balloon when it is rubbed on a jumper?

• It becomes positively charged

• It becomes negatively charged

• It remains neutral

• It loses all its charge

What is the charge of an object that has gained electrons?

• No charge

• Positively charged

• Neutral

• Negatively charged

What is the structure of an atom?

• A positively charged nucleus surrounded by positively charged electrons

• A neutral nucleus surrounded by neutral particles

• A negatively charged nucleus surrounded by positively charged electrons

• A positively charged nucleus surrounded by negatively charged electrons

What happens to the electrons in a neutral object when a charged object is brought close to it?

• They are repelled and move further into the object

• They are attracted and move closer to the surface

• They remain stationary

• They escape from the object

What is the result of rubbing a balloon on your hair?

• Both the balloon and your hair become negatively charged

• The balloon becomes negatively charged and your hair becomes positively charged

• The balloon becomes positively charged and your hair becomes negatively charged

• Both the balloon and your hair become positively charged

What is the term for an object that contains equal numbers of positive and negative charges?

• Negatively charged

• Electrically charged

• Positively charged

• Neutral