Static Electricity Quiz

What is conduction in terms of static electricity?

• Movement of charges through direct contact
• Movement of charges through air
• Rearrangement of charges without contact
• Transfer of neutrons between objects

When an object is charged by conduction, what will be true about its charge?

• It will have the same sign as the charged object
• It will have the opposite sign as the charged object
• It will remain neutral
• It will alternate between positive and negative

What occurs during static electricity by friction?

• Electrons flow when objects rub together
• Protons flow when objects rub together
• Neutrons flow when objects rub together
• No particles flow at all

In static electricity by induction, what happens to the charges?

• They rearrange without direct contact
• They always flow between objects
• They disappear completely
• They transform into other particles

What particles remain fixed in place during induction?

• Protons
• Electrons
• Neutrons
• All particles

What happens when a negatively charged object approaches during induction?

• Electrons in the uncharged object repel
• Electrons in the uncharged object attract
• Protons in the uncharged object repel
• Nothing happens

What happens when a positively charged object approaches during induction?

• Electrons in the uncharged object attract
• Electrons in the uncharged object repel
• Protons in the uncharged object attract
• Nothing happens

What is polarization in relation to static electricity?

• Electrons arrange to the opposite side of their atoms
• Electrons leave their atoms completely
• Protons move to different locations
• Atoms split apart

How does polarization differ from induction?

• In polarization, electrons rearrange within their atoms; in induction, charges rearrange across the object
• They are exactly the same process
• Polarization involves protons while induction involves electrons
• Polarization requires contact while induction doesn't

What happens when a glass rod is rubbed with cloth?

• The glass rod becomes positively charged
• The glass rod becomes negatively charged
• The glass rod remains neutral
• The glass rod loses all charges