What defines a neutral atom?

Same number of protons and electrons

What causes electrical charges?

Movement of electrons from one atom to another

Movement of protons from one atom to another

Movement of neutrons from one atom to another

Movement of atoms from one molecule to another

What causes static electricity?

Electrons moving from one object to another

Protons moving from one object to another

Neutrons moving from one object to another

Atoms moving from one object to another

What is a characteristic of insulators?

They do not let charges move around freely.

They allow charges to move freely.

What is a characteristic of conductors?

They allow charges to move freely.

They do not allow charges to move freely.

They absorb charges completely.

What happens when a charge is placed on a conductor?

It spreads all over the conductor.

What happens to electrons in insulators?

They are bound in "orbit" to the nucleus in each atom.

They move freely throughout the material.

They are lost to the environment.

What occurs when charge is placed on an insulator?

It stays in one region and does not distribute.

It distributes evenly throughout the material.

It causes the insulator to conduct electricity.

What allows electricity to "flow" in conductors?

Electrons moving from atom to atom

Protons moving from atom to atom

Neutrons moving from atom to atom

Atoms moving from molecule to molecule

What happens when charge is placed on a conductor?

It redistributes to the outer surface

One of these spheres is copper and one is rubber. Identify which one is which!

Sphere A is copper, Sphere B is rubber.

Sphere A is rubber, Sphere B is copper.

What happens when you rub a balloon on your hair?

The balloon becomes negatively charged.

The balloon becomes positively charged.

Why does the balloon stick to the wall after being rubbed on hair?

The balloon becomes negatively charged and the wall is neutral.

The wall becomes positively charged.

The wall becomes negatively charged.

The balloon becomes positively charged and the wall is neutral.

What happens when a balloon with excess electrons is placed against a wall?

The balloon will stick to the wall due to attraction to positive charges.

The balloon will fall to the ground due to gravity.

The balloon will explode due to pressure.

The balloon will repel the wall and move away.

What happens to your hair when you rub a balloon on your head?

The hair becomes positively charged and repels each other.

The hair becomes negatively charged and sticks to the balloon.

The hair becomes neutral and falls flat.

The hair becomes wet and clumps together.

What happens when a charged object interacts with a neutral object?

The charged object attracts the neutral object.

The charged object repels the neutral object.

The charged object has no effect on the neutral object.

The charged object loses its charge.

How does a balloon become charged when rubbed on your head?

By gaining extra electrons from your hair.

By losing electrons to the air.

By gaining protons from your hair.

Identify the following particles as being charged or uncharged. If charged, indicate whether they are charged positively or negatively. (n = neutron, p = proton, e = electron)

Particle A: Positive, Particle B: Neutral, Particle C: Positive

Particle A: Neutral, Particle B: Positive, Particle C: Negative

Particle A: Negative, Particle B: Positive, Particle C: Neutral

Particle A: Neutral, Particle B: Negative, Particle C: Positive

A conductor differs from an insulator in that a conductor _________.

can become charged and an insulator cannot

What must be true of the paper and balloon in this image? (explain in terms of charges)

The balloon is negatively charged, and the paper is positively charged.

The balloon is positively charged, and the paper is neutral.

Both the balloon and the paper are negatively charged.

Both the balloon and the paper are positively charged.

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What are the three types of charges?

Positive, negative, and neutral

Positive, neutral, and static

Negative, static, and dynamic

Neutral, static, and dynamic

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What happens when like charges are near each other?

They attract

They repel

They neutralize

They combine

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What happens when different charges are near each other?

They repel

They attract

They neutralize

They remain unchanged

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How do oppositely charged objects behave in the world of static electricity?

They repel each other.

They attract each other.

They have no effect on each other.

They explode.

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What happens to objects with like charges in static electricity?

They attract each other.

They repel each other.

They have no effect on each other.

They combine to form a new charge.

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What will object X do to object Y if their charges are the same?

Attract

Repel

Neutralize

Ignore

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Static Electricity and Charge Interactions

What are the three types of charges?

What happens when like charges are near each other?

What happens when different charges are near each other?

How do oppositely charged objects behave in the world of static electricity?

What happens to objects with like charges in static electricity?

What will object X do to object Y if their charges are the same?

What will object X do to object Y if their charges are different?

What defines a neutral atom?

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