WorksheetsStatic Electricity
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What types of charges attract?
a)
Positive and Positive
b)
Positive and Neutral
c)
Negative and Neutral
d)
Positive and Negative
2.
The buildup of charges on an object is called:
a)
positive charge
b)
static charge
c)
negative charge
d)
static discharge
3.
Electric charges that are alike _______ each other.
a)
Attract
b)
Repel
4.
Electric charges that are different _______ each other.
a)
Attract
b)
Repel
5.
Ms Jo Jo rubbed two balloons with a piece of wool. What will happen when the balloons are brought near each other?
a)
The balloons will repel each other.
b)
The balloons will attract each other.
c)
The balloons will become positively (+) charged.
d)
The balloons will pop.
6.
The difference between attract and repel is that to attract is to pull something closer and repel is to push something away.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What charge does a proton have?
a)
negative (-)
b)
positive (+)
c)
neutral or no charge (0)
8.
What charge does an electron have?
a)
negative (-)
b)
positive (+)
c)
neutral or no charge (0)
9.
If a substance has a higher number of electrons than protons on its surface, what type of charge does it have?
a)
A positive charge.
b)
A negative charge.
c)
A neutral charge
d)
No charge at all
10.
True or False, Lighting is a form of static electricity.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
If the two charges represented in the figure were brought near each other, they would
a)
attract each other.
b)
repel each other.
c)
cause static discharge.
d)
have no affect on each other
12.
If an object has a higher number of protons than electrons on its surface, what type of charge does it have?
a)
A positive charge.
b)
A negative charge.
c)
A neutral charge
d)
No charge at all
13.
If an object has a higher number of electrons than protons on its surface, what type of charge does it have?
a)
A neutral charge.
b)
A positive charge.
c)
A negative charge
d)
No charge at all
14.
Which type of charge moves from one object to another to cause static electricity?
a)
Atom
b)
Proton
c)
Electron
d)
Neutron
15.
A buildup of electric charge on an object.
a)
Electric field
b)
Electric force
c)
static electricity
d)
static discharge
16.
The loss of static electricity as electric charges move from one object to another.
a)
Electric field
b)
Electric force
c)
static electricity
d)
static discharge
17.
Is Wood a conductor or Insulator?
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
18.
What is the difference between a conductor and an insulator?
a)
An insulator allows electricity to flow through it easily and a conductor does not
b)
A conductor allows electricity to flow through it easily and an insulator does not.
c)
An insulator is magnetic and a conductor is not
d)
A conductor is magnetic and an insulator is not
19.
Static charge builds up due to the movement of�?
a)
electrons
b)
protons
c)
both electrons and protons
d)
either protons or electrons
20.
What is one type of good conductor that we learned about in class?
a)
Most plastics
b)
Most fruits
c)
Most wood products
d)
Most metals
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