Static Electricity Quiz

Match the following

• Electric charge at rest

• Current

• Electric charge in motion

• Conductor

• Material that allows electricity to flow

• Voltage

• Electrical potential difference

• Static Electricity

• Flow of electric charge

• Current Electricity

What causes static electricity in clothes in a dryer?

• Heat from the dryer

• Friction between different materials

• Water in the fabric

• Air blowing inside the dryer

What happens when atoms gain or lose electrons?

• They become larger

• They glow in the dark

• They get electrical charges

• They stop moving

Why does a wool sock often stick to nylon pants?

• They are the same material

• Wool gains electrons and nylon loses them

• One is positively charged and the other negatively charged

• Both have no charge

What does the word static mean?

• Moving quickly

• Flowing through wires

• Unchanging or unmoving

• Dangerous

Why does shuffling across carpet sometimes give you a shock?

• Your body loses all its electrons

• Your body picks up extra electrons

• The carpet has no charges

• You are too close to the ground

What happens when you touch a good conductor, like metal, while charged?

• Nothing happens

• The electrons stay in your body

• The extra electrons are discharged at once

• Your body becomes magnetic

In the experiment, which object is used to build static electricity?

• A glass of water

• A rubber comb

• A light switch

• A dryer sheet

What type of light bulb is needed for the experiment?

• LED bulb

• Fluorescent bulb

• Incandescent bulb with a wire filament

• Oil lamp

Why should you do the experiment in a closet or dark place?

• To make sparks easier to see

• To make the bulb glow brighter

• To protect yourself from shocks

• Because it’s safer for the comb