What is Static electeicity

What are the tiny particles found inside an atom?

• A. Rocks, sand, and dust

• C. Cells, water, and air

• D. Light, sound, and heat

• B. Protons, neutrons, and electrons

What causes static electricity?

• Atoms becoming perfectly balanced.

• Protons jumping from one object to another.

• Electrons moving from one object to another, creating an imbalance of charges.

• Objects heating up due to friction.

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When two objects rub together, electrons may move from one to the other, causing the objects to have different ________.
This difference causes them to ________.

• A. magnets / move together

• B. charges / attract or repel

• C. colors / change shape

• D. weights / stay apart

What happens when two objects with the same type of static charge are brought near each other?

• They attract each other.

• They repel each other.

• They become neutral.

• They exchange protons.

What is the term for the quick jump of extra electrons from one object to another, often felt as a tiny shock?

• Attraction

• Repulsion

• Discharge

• Neutralization

Which natural phenomenon is described as a massive discharge of static electricity?

• Rainbows

• Thunder

• Lightning

• Aurora Borealis