Static Electricity Quiz

What is static electricity?

• A form of kinetic energy

• A flow of electric current

• A build-up of electrical charge on an object

• A type of magnetic field

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

• The objects become magnetic

• The objects become warmer

• Some of the electrons are transferred across

• The objects start to glow

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

• Gravitational force

• Electrostatic force

• Magnetic force

• Nuclear force

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

• Negatively charged

• Neutrally charged

• Magnetically charged

• Positively charged

What is the result of rubbing a balloon on a jumper?

• The balloon becomes positively charged

• The jumper becomes negatively charged

• The balloon becomes negatively charged

• The jumper becomes magnetized

What happens to electrons when a charged object is brought near a neutral object?

• They escape into the air

• They move further into the neutral object

• They are attracted to the charged object

• They become positively charged

What is the effect of electrostatic forces on objects with like charges?

• They become magnetic

• They attract each other

• They become neutral

• They repel each other

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

• Magnetically charged

• Neutrally charged

• Negatively charged

• Positively charged

What happens when a charged balloon is brought close to a wall?

• The balloon loses its charge

• The wall repels the balloon

• The balloon sticks to the wall

• The wall becomes charged

What is the charge of an atom with more protons than electrons?

• Neutrally charged

• Positively charged

• Magnetically charged

• Negatively charged