Static Electricity Quiz

What is static electricity?

• A buildup of electric charges on objects

• A flow of electric current through a conductor

• A type of magnetic field

• A form of kinetic energy

What happens when you wipe your rubber-soled shoes on a wool mat?

• Electrons rub off the mat onto your shoes

• Electrons rub off your shoes onto the mat

• Electrons are neutralized

• Electrons are destroyed

What is static discharge?

• The sudden flow of electrons

• The gradual buildup of electrons

• The neutralization of electrons

• The destruction of electrons

What causes the spark you see and the shock you feel during static discharge?

• The sudden flow of electrons

• The gradual buildup of electrons

• The neutralization of electrons

• The destruction of electrons

What happens when your negatively charged hand approaches a metal doorknocker?

• Electrons move to the other side of the knocker

• Electrons stay on your hand

• Electrons are neutralized

• Electrons are destroyed

What is the role of friction in static electricity?

• It helps transfer electrons between materials

• It prevents the transfer of electrons

• It neutralizes electric charges

• It destroys electric charges

What happens to the side of the knocker closest to your hand when you approach it with a negatively charged hand?

• It becomes positively charged

• It becomes negatively charged

• It becomes neutral

• It becomes an insulator

During a thunderstorm, clouds develop regions of what type of charge?

• Positive and negative

• Neutral

• Only positive

• Only negative

What is discharged as lightning when the air between oppositely charged areas becomes charged?

• Static electricity

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Magnetic force

What is the term for discharge within a cloud between the negative base and positive top?

• Inter-cloud

• Intra-cloud

• Cloud-to-ground

• Cloud-to-cloud