Coots Static Electricity

Static electricity is:

• electricity flowing in a wire
• the buildup of electric charges on an object
• when protons move between objects

The loss of static electricity as electric charges transfer from one object to another.

• Static Discharge

• Static Charge

• Current Electricity

Static charges build up when

• protons move within an object
• electrons move within an object
• neutrons move within an object
• the nucleus moves within an object

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Which subatomic particle has a POSITIVE charge?

• Proton
• Neutron
• Electron
• Nucleus

Which subatomic particle has a NEGATIVE charge?

• Proton
• Neutron
• Electron
• Nucleus

Which of these is NOT a way to create a static charge?

• Friction

• Induction

• Electrical Circuit

• Conduction

If two objects with static charge are attracted, what do you know about them?

• They are both positively charged.
• They are both negatively charged.
• One is positively charged and one is negatively charged, but you won't be able to tell which is which.
• One is positively charged and one is negatively charged, and you can tell which is which by looking at them.

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Rubbing a balloon on hair is an example of static charge build up created by....

• Conduction

• Friction

• Induction

True or False:

In static electricity, charges build up on an object, but they do not flow continuously.

• True

• False

Which is an example of gaining a static charge by conduction?

• Rubbing a balloon against your hair.

• Bringing a charged rod near an electroscope.

• Touching a charged rod to an electroscope.

• Touching your car on a cold day and getting a shock.