Static Electricity

What types of charges attract?

• Positive and Positive
• Positive and Neutral
• Negative and Neutral
• Positive and Negative

Electric charges that are alike _______ each other.

• Attract
• Repel

Electric charges that are different _______ each other.

• Attract
• Repel

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

• True
• False

What charge does a proton have?

• negative (-)
• positive (+)
• neutral or no charge (0)

What charge does an electron have?

• negative (-)
• positive (+)
• neutral or no charge (0)

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

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

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

• A positive charge.
• A negative charge.
• A neutral charge
• No charge at all

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

• A neutral charge.
• A positive charge.
• A negative charge
• No charge at all