Static Electricity Balloon Quiz

What happens when you rub a balloon on your hair?

• A. The balloon becomes heavier

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  B. The balloon becomes charged with static electricity

• C. The balloon melts

• D. The balloon disappears

Which particles move to cause static electricity?



D. Photons

• A. Neutrons

• B. Protons

• C. Electrons

• D. Photons

When the balloon is charged and brought near small pieces of paper, what happens to the paper?

• A. Moves away

• B. Is unaffected

• C. Sticks (jumps) toward the balloon

• D. Dissolves

Why do like charges repel each other?

• A. They attract instead

• B. They don’t repel

• C. They push away from each other

• D. They stay still

If you charge a balloon and then touch a metal doorknob, what could happen?

• A. A spark or small static shock

• B. The balloon bursts

• C. The metal changes color

• D. Nothing at all

What is the correct term for the kind of electricity created by rubbing objects?

• A. Current electricity

• B. Static electricity

• C. Magnetic electricity

• D. Solar electricity