Static

What will happen if these balloons if they are placed together?

• They will attract

• They will repel

• They will neither attract nor repel

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The girl's hair and the balloon are both_____________, so they are not attracted to each other.

• Neutral

• Positive

• Negative

This is an example of

• static electricity

• attraction

• two things with similar/like charges

• two things with opposite charges

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What causes forces to attract or repel?

• masking tape

• static electricity

• current electricity

• positive charges

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Rubbing a balloon can make it

• electrically charged

• produce sweat

• cause an electrical current

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Electrically charged objects can _________ other objects.

• destroy

• create

• attract

• repel

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Electrically charged objects can exert force on other objects without touching them.

• True

• False

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Balloons become electrically charged by

• shaking it

• rubbing them on your sweater

• rubbing them on the carpet

• holding it

An electrically charged balloon will be attracted to which of the following

• small pieces of aluminum foil

• pieces of rice

• small pieces of paper

• hair

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The word static means

• neutral

• something does not move

• electricity that moves from one place to another

• electrical circuit