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Static Electricity 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of electricity isn't moving?

a)

Current

b)

Static

2.

Which type of electricity is moving?

a)

Current

b)

Static

3.

Which subatomic particles is/are positively charged?

a)

Protons only

b)

Protons and neutrons

c)

Electrons only

d)

Electrons and neutrons

4.

Which subatomic particles is/are negatively charged?

a)

Protons only

b)

Protons and neutrons

c)

Electrons only

d)

Electrons and neutrons

5.

Which subatomic particles is/are located in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Protons only

b)

Protons and neutrons

c)

Electrons only

d)

Electrons and neutrons

6.

Which subatomic particles is/are located around the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Protons only

b)

Protons and neutrons

c)

Electrons only

d)

Electrons and neutrons

7.

Which subatomic particles can be moved to and from materials?

a)

Protons only

b)

Protons and neutrons

c)

Electrons only

d)

Electrons and neutrons

e)

Electrons and protons

8.

How can an object become negatively charged?

a)

Only by gaining electrons

b)

Only by losing electrons

c)

Only by losing protons

d)

Either by losing protons or gaining electrons

9.

How can an object become positively charged?

a)

Only by gaining electrons

b)

Only by losing electrons

c)

Only by losing protons

d)

Either by losing protons or gaining electrons

10.

Some rabbit fur is rubbed on some pvc pipe. As a result, the pvc pipe becomes negatively charged. Which statement is true?

a)

The pvc lost protons to the fur so the fur became positively charged

b)

The pvc lost electrons to the fur so the fur became positively charged

c)

The pvc took electrons from the fur so the fur became positively charged

d)

The fur took protons from the pvc so the fur became positively charged

11.

An object becomes charged when it gains or loses ____.

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

protons or electrons

12.

_____ are materials that easily allow electrical current to flow through them.

a)

Conductors

b)

Insulators

c)

Semiconductors

13.

Insulators never allow electrical current to flow through them.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Insulators do not allow electrical current to easily flow through them but if the voltage is high enough, current can pass through.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

An area of electric influence around charged objects is called a(n) ____.

a)

force field

b)

magnetic field

c)

electric field

d)

gravitational field

16.

When an object has a balance of positive and negative charges, it is _____.

a)

negatively charged

b)

indifferent

c)

neutral

d)

positively charged

17.

What is the proper unit for an amount of charge?

a)

coulomb

b)

joule

c)

ampere

d)

volt

18.

A static charge can be put on ____.

a)

only insulators

b)

only conductors

c)

insulators or conductors

19.

In the picture "+" represents a positively charged object, "-" represents a negatively charged object, and "n" represents a neutral object.

Choose all pairs the will have an attraction.

a)

V

b)

W

c)

X

d)

Y

e)

Z

20.

In the picture "+" represents a positively charged object, "-" represents a negatively charged object, and "n" represents a neutral object.

Choose all pairs the will have a repulsion.

a)

V

b)

W

c)

X

d)

Y

e)

Z