Static Electric

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

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

• loses electrons

• gains electrons

• loses protons

• gains neutrons

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What types of charges attract?

• Positive and Positive

• Positive and Neutral

• Negative and Neutral

• Positive and Negative

The negatively charged balloon is brought near the two cans. What happens?

• The negative charges in Can B move towards the balloon

• The negative charges in Can A move away from the balloon

• The positive charges in Can B move towards the balloon

• The positive charges in Can A move away from the balloon

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Will the balloons ATTRACT or REPEL each other?

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Static electricity can "jump" from the charged object to another object, causing . . .

• static cling (objects sticking together)

• electric discharge (and a shock!)

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Why is the balloon attracted to the cat?

• The balloon and the cat's hair have opposite electric charges

• The cat sat in glue

• The balloon is in love with the cat

• The balloon and the cat's hair have the same electric charges

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What type of charge does this balloon have?

• Positive

• Negative

• Neutral

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What will you likely see during an electrical discharge?

• A rainbow

• A spark

• Red

• Moisture

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If the two charges represented in the figure were brought near each other, they would

• attract each other.

• repel each other.

• cause static discharge.

• have no affect on each other

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