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Static Electricity Concepts

Authored by MATTHEW N WILLIAMS

Science

10th Grade

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Static Electricity Concepts
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes an object to become positively or negatively charged?

Gaining or losing protons.

Gaining or losing neutrons.

Gaining or losing electrons.

Changing its atomic structure.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of material allows electrons to flow easily between molecules?

Insulators

Conductors

Semiconductors

Non-metals

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NGSS.HS-PS2-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when you walk across a carpet and then touch a metal doorknob, causing a static shock?

Your body gains protons from the carpet, and the doorknob adds more protons.

Electrons transfer from your body to the carpet, making your body positively charged, and then electrons from the doorknob jump to your hand.

The carpet generates new electrons that are attracted to your hand.

The metal doorknob creates a magnetic field that pulls electrons from your body.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What natural phenomenon is a large-scale example of static discharge?

Rainbows

Tornadoes

Lightning

Auroras

5.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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When a sock gets stuck to a t-shirt in your dryer, this is an example of (a)  

current electricity
static electricity

6.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

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The ​ (a)   charges in the girl's hair are attracted to the negative charge in the balloon.

positive

negative

neutral

static

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

7.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

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Rubbing the balloon on the sweater allows more electrons to move onto the balloon. This gives the ballon a ​ (a)   charge.

negative

positive

neutral

powerful

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

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