Static Electricity

Which subatomic particle has a NEGATIVE charge?

• Proton

• Neutron

• Electron

• Positron

What is the law of conservation of charge?

• Electric charge can be created and destroyed.

• Electric charge can only be created, not destroyed.

• The law of conservation of charge states that electric charge can neither be created nor destroyed, only transferred.

• Electric charge can be transferred but not created or destroyed.

Static electricity is:

• the buildup of electric charges on an object.

• a type of current that flows continuously.

• the movement of electrons through a conductor.

• a phenomenon that occurs only in wet conditions.

What is conduction in the context of static electricity?

• Conduction is the transfer of electric charge through direct contact between materials.

• Conduction is the movement of electric charge through a vacuum.

• Conduction is the process of charging an object by rubbing it against another object.

• Conduction is the transfer of electric charge through the air.

What is the basic principle behind static electricity?

• Static electricity is caused by an imbalance of electric charges within or on the surface of a material.

• Static electricity occurs only in metals and not in insulators.

• Static electricity is the result of magnetic fields interacting with electric currents.

• Static electricity can only be generated through chemical reactions.

What happens when two objects with the same charge come close to each other?

• They attract each other.

• They repel each other.

• They become neutral.

• They explode.

If two objects with static charge are attracted, what do you know about them?

• Both are positively charged.

• Both are negatively charged.

• One is positively charged and one is negatively charged, but you won't be able to tell which is which.

• One is neutral and the other is positively charged.

Charging an object electrically by bringing a charged object near it, but without touching is called:

• Conduction

• Induction

• Friction

• Radiation

What is the role of electrons in static electricity?

• Electrons are the subatomic particles that carry a positive charge and are responsible for static electricity.

• Electrons are the subatomic particles that carry a negative charge and are responsible for static electricity.

• Electrons are the particles that do not carry any charge and are responsible for static electricity.

• Electrons are the subatomic particles that carry a neutral charge and are responsible for static electricity.

What happens when two objects with opposite charges come close to each other?

• They repel each other.

• They attract each other.

• They remain unaffected.

• They explode.