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7P Electricity - Static only

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of objects allow electrical current to FLOW through them?

a)

conductors

b)

circuits

c)

insulators

d)

batteries

2.

Similar types of electric charges attract one another.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Curtis uses a wool cloth to give a balloon a negative charge. What will happen if he holds the balloon near the wall, and why?

a)

The balloon will stick to the wall because a negatively charged object is attracted to an uncharged object.

b)

The balloon will stick to the wall because a negatively charged object is attracted to another negatively charged object.

c)

The balloon will not stick to the wall because a negatively charged object idoes not attract an uncharged object.

d)

The balloon will not stick to the wall because a negatively charged object is repelled by another negatively charged object.

4.

Electrons are found...

a)

In the atom's nucleus.

b)

whizzing around the nucleus.

5.

To make a substance POSITIVELY CHARGED, we have to

a)

add protons

b)

remove electrons

c)

adding protons OR taking away electrons

6.
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
7.
If you rub a glass rod with a piece of silk, the rod becomes positively charged. This means that
a)
friction destroyed electrons in the rod.
b)
the silk has become negatively charged.
c)
protons have moved to the rod.
d)
glass attracts more protons.
8.
Lightning is _____.
a)
a buildup of neutrons
b)
harmless
c)
a high-voltage electric current
d)
a large discharge of static electricity
9.

Electrons have a __________ charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

10.

Protons have a __________ charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

11.

Neutrons have a __________ charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

12.

Static electricity is an excess build up of __________.

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

13.

Like charges ________.

a)

repel

b)

attract

c)

stay still - static

14.

Opposite charges ________.

a)

repel

b)

attract

c)

stay still - static

15.

If the balloon 'P' is positively charge, what charge is Q if it is ATTRACTED by 'P'?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral