Gse Electricity and Magnetism

The flow of electricity through a conductor

• Battery
• Current
• Static electricity
• Switch

An electrical force which occurs as electrons are built up in an object

• Complete circuit
• Static electricity
• Power source
• Load

What is the major difference between static electricity and current electricity?

• Current electricity involves a continuous flow of neutrons; static electricity is a sudden transfer of protons
• Current electricity can be deadly; static electricity is almost always safe
• In current electricity, there's a single transfer of electrons; in static electricity, there's a steady flow of electrons
• Current electricity involves a flow of electrons; static electricity involves a single transfer of electrons

True or False, Lighting is a form of static electricity.

• True
• False

Static means ____________.

• moving

• not moving

A particle that carries a negative electric charge is called a(n) ______.

• neutron
• atom
• proton
• electron

Which of these materials is a good conductor of electricity?

• Rubber

• Metal

• Newspaper

• Glass

How can it be explained that someone's hair can stick to a balloon?

• There is static electricity

• There is too much dust in the air

• A parallel circuit was too long

• The person needs to wash his hair

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An object that has gained electrons is....

• electrically neutral

• negatively charged

• positively charged

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These magnets will...

• attract

• repel

• nothing will happen

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