Which of the following pairs of charges will result in a repulsive force?

A positive charge and a neutral object

A negative charge and a neutral object

What happens when a negatively charged rod is brought near a neutral metal sphere?

The sphere is attracted to the rod

The sphere becomes positively charged

The sphere becomes negatively charged

Which of the following best describes the interaction between a charged balloon and a wall?

The balloon will stick to the wall due to opposite charges

The balloon will fall due to gravity

The balloon will repel the wall

The balloon will become neutral

What is the result of bringing a charged object close to a neutral conductor?

The conductor becomes charged by induction

The conductor becomes charged by conduction

The conductor repels the charged object

Which of the following is an example of charge polarization?

A charged balloon sticking to a wall

A charged rod repelling a neutral object

Two charged objects attracting each other

A neutral object remaining neutral

What is the principle behind a Van de Graaff generator?

It uses friction to separate charges

It uses chemical reactions to generate charge

It uses magnetic fields to generate charge

It uses gravitational force to separate charges

How does a lightning rod protect a building?

By attracting lightning and safely conducting it to the ground

By repelling lightning away from the building

By neutralizing the charge of the building

By storing the charge from lightning

What is the effect of grounding a charged object?

It neutralizes the charge of the object

It increases the charge of the object

It decreases the charge of the object

Which of the following statements is true about electric field lines?

They start on positive charges and end on negative charges

They start on negative charges and end on positive charges

They are parallel to the surface of a conductor

What is the role of electrons in charge interactions?

Electrons are responsible for negative charge

Electrons are responsible for positive charge

Electrons have no role in charge interactions

Electrons are responsible for neutral charge

Charge Interactions

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Science

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8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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NGSS

MS-PS2-3, MS-PS2-5, HS-PS2-4

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Standards-aligned

Lisa Thompson

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the two below result in an attractive force?

A positive charge and a negative charge

Two negative charges

Two south poles

A north pole and a south pole

Two postive charges

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Static electricity is the buildup of charges between two objects. What best explains why a balloon is attracted to hair when the two have been rubbed together?

The balloon and hair both have positive charges

The balloon and the hair both have negative charges

The balloon and the hair both have neutral charges

The balloon and the hair both have opposite charges

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Mrs. Davis 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

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Atoms That have a positive charge will be attracted to atoms with a ______________ charge.

positive

negative

no charge

5.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

If the (a) is moved toward the
(b) the (c) charges on the balloon will (d) the negative charges in the wall pushing them away.

negative

repel

attracted to

balloon

wall

positive

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

6.

LABELLING QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Label these charges

c

d

e

f

b

Stronger

Positive

Negative

Weaker

Repel

Attract

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How will these charges interact?

Repel

Attract

No interaction

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

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Which of the two below result in an attractive force?

Static electricity is the buildup of charges between two objects. What best explains why a balloon is attracted to hair when the two have been rubbed together?

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

Atoms That have a positive charge will be attracted to atoms with a ______________ charge.

If the ​ (a) is moved toward the ​ (b) the ​ (c) charges on the balloon will​ (d) the negative charges in the ​wall pushing them away.

Label these charges

How will these charges interact?

How will these charges interact?

The ​ (a) in the wall are ​ (b) by the electrons in the ​ (c) .

How will these charges interact?

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