Static Electricity

What are the factors that affect the strength of electric force? Select all that apply:

• distance between objects

• neutral charges

• magnitude of charges

• static electricity

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A balloon with 5 negative charges will have a _______ than a balloon with 2 negative charges.

• weaker magnitude

• stronger repulsion

• stronger magnitude

• stronger attraction

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Can a neutral charge become positive or negative?

• yes

• no

An object becomes postiively charged when which of the following occurs?

• loses electrons

• gains electrons

• loses protons

• gains neutrons

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

• electrons

• protons

• neutrons

• all of the above

What types of charges attract?

• Positive and Positive

• Positive and Neutral

• Negative and Neutral

• Positive and Negative

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

• positive charge.

• negative charge.

• neutral charge

• charge at all

Which of the following is caused by static electricity?

• a stove getting hot when it is turned on

• a magnet being attracted to a refrigerator

• a lightning strike during a storm

• a light bulb coming on when a switch is turned on

The difference between attraction and repulsion is that to attract is to pull something closer and repel is to push something away.

• True

• False

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What is static electricity?

• A) The flow of electric charge through a conductor

• B) The accumulation of electric charge on an object's surface

• C) The movement of electrons in a circuit

• D) The generation of electricity by a battery