Static Electricity

In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to the number of _______.

• Neutrons
• Orbits
• Protons
• subatomic particles

If two charges repel each other, the two charges must be

• Positive and neutra
• Positive and negative
• positive and neutral
• negative and negative

An object becomes charged when the atoms in the object gain or lose

• electrons
• protons
• neutrons
• all of the above

Static electricity is 

• The balance of electrical charge on an object
• The imbalance of electrical charge on an object
• The discharge of electrical charge
• The build up of protons in the nucleus of an atom 

True or False
A negatively charged object has lost protons

• True
• False

If a substance has a higher number of electrons than protons on its surface, what type of charge does it have?

• A positive charge.
• A negative charge.
• A neutral charge
• No charge at all

Which is an example of static dischage?

• a motor
• lightning
• thunder
• insulators

If two charges repel each other, the two charges must be

• Positive and neutra
• Positive and negative
• positive and neutral
• negative and negative

An object becomes charged when the atoms in the object gain or lose

• electrons
• protons
• neutrons
• all of the above

If an object has the same number of positive and negative charges, its electrical charge is...

• positive
• negative
• neutral or no charge
• opposite