Understanding Static Electricity and Electrostatic Fields

Understanding Static Electricity and Electrostatic Fields

5th Grade

25 Qs

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Understanding Static Electricity and Electrostatic Fields

Understanding Static Electricity and Electrostatic Fields

Assessment

Quiz

Science

5th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS2-3, MS-PS2-5, MS-PS3-5

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Ms Jo Jo rubbed two balloons with a piece of wool. What will happen when the balloons are brought near each other?

The balloons will repel each other.

The balloons will attract each other.

The balloons will become positively (+) charged.

The balloons will pop.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What happens when you touch a metal doorknob after rubbing your shoes on the carpet?

The doorknob sends a burst of electric current into your body

Millions of electrons go from your finger into the doorknob

The doorknob sends millions of electrons into your finger

our finger becomes negatively charged

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

loses electrons

gains electrons

loses protons

gains neutrons

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

5.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

Media Image

The ​ (a)   charges in the girl's hair are attracted to the negative charge in the balloon.

positive

negative

neutral

static

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

6.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

Media Image

Rubbing the balloon on the sweater allows more electrons to move onto the balloon. This gives the ballon a ​ (a)   charge.

negative

positive

neutral

powerful

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

7.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

Media Image

The balloon will move toward the

(a)   because the ​ (b)   charges on the balloon are ​ (c)   the ​ (d)   charged on the sweater.​ ​

sweater

negative

attached to

positive

repelled by

balloon

wall

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

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