WorksheetsStatic Electricity
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 3570secs
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Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What types of charges attract?
a)
Positive and Positive
b)
Positive and Neutral
c)
Negative and Neutral
d)
Positive and Negative
3.
The accumulation of excess electric charge on an object is called
a)
Static electricity
b)
Electric discharge
c)
Resistance
d)
Circuit
4.
Electric charges that are alike _______ each other.
a)
Attract
b)
Repel
5.
Electric charges that are different _______ each other.
a)
Attract
b)
Repel
6.
What charge does a proton have?
a)
negative (-)
b)
positive (+)
c)
neutral or no charge (0)
7.
What charge does an electron have?
a)
negative (-)
b)
positive (+)
c)
neutral or no charge (0)
8.
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
9.
What is the major difference between static electricity and current electricity?
a)
Current electricity involves a continuous flow of neutrons; static electricity is a sudden transfer of protons
b)
Current electricity can be deadly; static electricity is almost always safe
c)
In current electricity, there's a single transfer of electrons; in static electricity, there's a steady flow of electrons
d)
Current electricity involves a flow of electrons; static electricity involves a single transfer of electrons
10.
How do electrons differ from protons?
a)
They are the same thing
b)
Electrons hold a negative charge and protons hold a positive charge.
c)
Electrons are positively charged and protons are negatively charged.
d)
Protons are neutral
11.
What happens when you touch a metal doorknob after rubbing your shoes on the carpet?
a)
The doorknob sends a burst of electric current into your body
b)
Millions of electrons go from your finger into the doorknob
c)
The doorknob sends millions of electrons into your finger
d)
our finger becomes negatively charged
12.
Which of the following is caused by static electricity?
a)
a stove getting hot when it is turned on
b)
a magnet being attracted to a refrigerator
c)
a lightning strike during a storm
d)
a light bulb coming on when a switch is turned on
13.
True or False, Lighting is a form of static electricity.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Why can you get a shock if you touch a metal doorknob after walking across a wool carpet?
a)
You have gained electrons; the doorknob has no electrons.
b)
You have gained neutrons; the doorknob has fewer electrons.
c)
You have lost electrons; the doorknob has many electrons.
d)
You have gained electrons; the doorknob has many electrons.
15.
If a substance has an excess number of electrons on its surface, what type of charge does it have?
a)
A negative charge
b)
A positive charge
c)
A neutral charge
d)
A nuclear charge
16.
How are electrons different from protons and neutrons?
a)
Protons and neutrons are negatively charged;
electrons are positively charged
b)
Protons and neutrons exist inside atomic nuclei;
electrons orbit atomic nuclei
c)
Electrons exist inside atomic nuclei; protons and
neutrons orbit atomic nuclei
d)
Protons and neutrons are positively charged;
electrons have no charge
17.
What can you infer about any object that gives you a static shock when you touch it?
a)
. It's a conductor
b)
It's an insulator
c)
It's negatively charged
d)
It's positively charged
18.
Lightning is a form of static electricity. What can you infer about what happens when lightning strikes the ground?
a)
Protons and neutrons are transferred from the clouds to the ground
b)
The ground becomes negatively charged
c)
. Electrons are transferred from the clouds to the ground
d)
An electric current is established between the clouds and the ground
19.
What is static electricity caused by?
a)
A balance of power
b)
A balance of positive and negative charges
c)
. An imbalance of positive and negative charges
d)
An imbalance of protons and neutrons
20.
Which of the following atoms is considered neutral?
a)
An atom with five protons, six neutrons, and five electrons
b)
An atom with five protons, five neutrons, and six electrons
c)
An atom with six protons, five neutrons, and five electrons
d)
An atom with six protons, six neutrons, and five electrons
21.
An object becomes postiively charged when which of the following occurs?
a)
loses electrons
b)
gains electrons
c)
loses protons
d)
gains neutrons
22.
How do two negative charges interact when they are brought close together?
a)
repel
b)
no interaction
c)
attract
d)
ground
23.
When socks get stuck to towels in your dryer, this is an example of________________
a)
current electricity
b)
static electricity
24.
If an object has the same number of positive and negative charges, its electrical charge is...
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral or no charge
d)
opposite
25.
If an object has the same number of positive and negative charges, its electrical charge is...
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral or no charge
d)
opposite
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