Electricity and Matter Quiz

An excess of positive or negative charge in an object is known as:

• Electric charge

• Electric force

• Static electricity

• Magnetic field

A property of matter that can be described as positive or negative is:

• Electric charge

• Electric force

• Static electricity

• Magnetic field

The push or pull between two charged objects is called:

• Electric charge

• Electric force

• Static electricity

• Magnetic field

Atoms are the tiny blocks that make up all matter. Is this statement true or false?

• True

• False

Negative particles often move between objects that are close together or touching. Is this statement true or false?

• True

• False

If two objects have opposite charges, they repel, or push away from, each other. Is this statement true or false?

• True

• False

The word static means moving. Is this statement true or false?

• True

• False

When static electricity is released in lightning, the electrical energy heats up the air and makes it glow. Is this statement true or false?

• True

• False