Static Electricity Quiz

Rubbing a balloon on your hair generates static electricity due to the transfer of electrons, allowing the balloon to stick to a wall. The other options involve current electricity, not static.

When you rub a balloon on your hair, electrons are transferred, creating an imbalance of charges. This phenomenon is known as static electricity, which is the correct answer.

When you rub a balloon on your hair, it gains static electricity, creating an imbalance of charges. The negatively charged balloon is attracted to the positively charged areas on the wall, causing it to stick.

Glass is likely to become positively charged when rubbed with wool due to the triboelectric effect, where glass tends to lose electrons to wool, resulting in a positive charge on the glass.

When you rub a plastic comb on wool, it gains static electricity. This charge allows the comb to attract small pieces of paper due to electrostatic forces, making the paper pieces move towards the comb.

All of the objects listed can hold a static electric charge. Metals can conduct electricity but can also become charged under certain conditions. Plastics and glass can easily hold static charges due to their insulating properties.

Clothes cling together after being taken out of the dryer primarily due to static electricity. As they tumble, friction generates static charges, causing the clothes to attract each other.

Rubbing a plastic comb on your hair transfers electrons, creating static electricity. This process, known as triboelectric charging, is the primary way static electricity is generated, unlike the other options listed.

Metal is a good conductor of static electricity because it allows electric charges to flow freely. In contrast, plastic, rubber, and glass are insulators, which do not conduct electricity well.

Static electricity can be safely discharged by touching a metal object like a door handle, as metal conducts electricity and allows the charge to flow away from your body, preventing shocks.