Static Charges

If two charges repel each other, the two charges must be?

• Positive & Positive

• Positive & Neutral

• Negative & Negative

• Positive and Negative

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

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

• Electrons

• Protons

• Neutrons

• All of the above

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

• A positive charge.

• A negative charge.

• A neutral charge.

• No charge at all.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

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 light bulb coming on when a switch is turned on.

• A lightning strike during a storm.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

An object becomes negatively charged by

• losing protons

• gaining electrons

• losing electrons

• gaining protons

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

An object becomes positively charged by

• losing protons

• gaining electrons

• losing electrons

• gaining protons

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

A positively-charged and a negatively-charged object will...

• Attract

• Repel

• Do nothing

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

The study of electric charges is called

• Thermodynamics

• Electrostatics

• Electromagnetism

• Electronics

If an object has the same number of positive and negative charges, its electrical charge is...

• Positive

• Negative

• Neutral or no charge

• Opposite

Which type of charges do these balloons have?

• like charges

• opposite charges

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3