Electric Forces Uncovered Through Laundry Mysteries

Electric Forces Uncovered Through Laundry Mysteries

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics, Science, Chemistry

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video explains the concept of electric forces using a relatable example of a sock sticking to a shirt after being in a dryer. It introduces electric charge as a property of matter that causes these forces, describing how objects can have positive, negative, or neutral charges. The video further explains how charges can transfer between objects, such as in a dryer, leading to attraction or repulsion. It also covers factors affecting the strength and direction of electric forces, including the magnitude of charges and the distance between objects.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main reason a sock sticks to a shirt after being in the dryer?

Gravitational force

Electric force

Frictional force

Magnetic force

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What property of matter is responsible for electric forces?

Mass

Volume

Electric charge

Density

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do objects with opposite charges interact?

They become neutral

They have no interaction

They attract each other

They repel each other

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when two objects with the same charge are near each other?

They repel each other

They attract each other

They have no interaction

They become neutral

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which factor does NOT affect the strength of an electric force?

The charge of the objects

The distance between the objects

The material of the objects

The color of the objects

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the distance between two charged objects affect the electric force between them?

The force remains constant

The force decreases with distance

The force becomes zero

The force increases with distance

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the electric force if the charge of one object is doubled?

The force is halved

The force is doubled

The force remains the same

The force is quadrupled

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