Static Electricity

Ms Jo Jo 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.

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What types of charges attract?

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

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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)

What happens when you touch a metal doorknob after rubbing your shoes on the carpet?

• The doorknob sends a burst of electric current into your body
• Millions of electrons go from your finger into the doorknob
• The doorknob sends millions of electrons into your finger
• our finger becomes negatively charged

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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

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What is static electricity caused by?

• A balance of power
• A balance of positive and negative charges
• . An imbalance of positive and negative charges
• An imbalance of protons and neutrons

The girl's hair and the comb are attracting  one another.  The hair and the comb have

• opposite charges
• like charges

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

• electrons
• protons
• neutrons
• all of the above

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If the balloon has a negative charge, the hair must have what charge?

• negative

• positive

• neutral

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