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Understanding Lightning and Static Electricity

Understanding Lightning and Static Electricity

Assessment

Interactive Video

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Physics

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6th - 7th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes static electricity to occur between two objects?

Movement of protons

Movement of neutrons

Movement of atoms

Movement of electrons

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the release of static electricity into the air?

Electric flow

Electric spark

Electric discharge

Electric shock

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do clouds become charged during a thunderstorm?

By absorbing sunlight

By colliding with each other

By the movement of air

By the transfer of electrons

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of lightning occurs within a single cloud?

Inter-cloud lightning

Intra-cloud lightning

Cloud-to-ground lightning

Ground-to-cloud lightning

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the most damaging type of lightning?

Intra-cloud lightning

Inter-cloud lightning

Cloud-to-ground lightning

Ground-to-cloud lightning

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How hot can a lightning bolt be compared to the sun?

Same as the sun

Not related to the sun

Cooler than the sun

Hotter than the sun

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one way to reduce static electricity at home?

Avoid metal objects

Increase humidity

Use synthetic fibers

Decrease humidity

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