Quiz about Static electricity

Question 1

A pull or push of an object

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force

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electrical charge

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static electricity

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tug of war

Question 2

What causes forces to attract or repel?

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static electricity

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masking tape

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current electricity

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positive charges

Question 3

A property of matter that causes attraction or repulsion

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electrical charge

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attraction

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science

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force

Question 4

A force that draws or pulls objects toward each other

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attraction

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static

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repulsion

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magnetism

Question 5

Opposite charges

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attract

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make electricity move faster

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repel

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make electricity move slower

Question 6

Similar or like charge

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repel

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get bigger

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attract

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get smaller

Question 7

This is an example of

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static electricity

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attraction

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two things with opposite charges

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two things with similar/like charges

Question 8

Rubbing a balloon can make it

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electrically charged

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produce sweat

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cause an electrical current

Question 9

Electrically charged objects can _________ other objects.

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attract

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repel

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destroy

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create

Question 10

Electrically charged objects can exert force on other objects without touching them.

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True

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False

Question 11

Balloons become electrically charged by

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rubbing them on your sweater

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rubbing them on the carpet

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shaking it

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holding it

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of static electricity?

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lightning

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thunder

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rain

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wind

Question 13

Will the balloons ATTRACT or REPEL each other?

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Option B is correct

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A.

Question 14

Static electricity can "jump" from the charged object to another object, causing . . .

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electric discharge (and a shock!)

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static cling (objects sticking together)

Question 15

When negative charges on a cloud cause positive charges to build up on the ground, what may happen?

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Option B is correct

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A.

Question 16

If an object has more negative charges than positive charges, its electrical charge is...

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negative

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positive

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neutral or no charge

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opposite

Question 17

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

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opposite charges

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like charges

Question 18

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?

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towards each other

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there would be no movement

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away from each other

Question 19

Why is the balloon attracted to the cat?

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The balloon and the cat's hair have opposite electric charges

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The cat sat in glue

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The balloon is in love with the cat

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The balloon and the cat's hair have the same electric charges

Static electricity

19 questions

A pull or push of an object

What causes forces to attract or repel?

A property of matter that causes attraction or repulsion

A force that draws or pulls objects toward each other

Opposite charges

Similar or like charge

This is an example of

Rubbing a balloon can make it

Electrically charged objects can _________ other objects.

Electrically charged objects can exert force on other objects without touching them.

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