WorksheetsStatic Electricity
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Static Electricity occurs because of charge accumulating on an object. True or False
True
False
The smallest unit of an element is
An electron
A proton
A neutron
An atom
Like charges repel
A positively charged object has lost electrons
A negatively charged object has lost protons
What is the major difference between static electricity and current electricity?
Current electricity involves a continuous flow of neutrons; static electricity is a sudden transfer of protons
Current electricity can be deadly; static electricity is almost always safe
In current electricity, there's a single transfer of electrons; in static electricity, there's a steady flow of electrons
Current electricity involves a flow of electrons; static electricity involves a single transfer of electrons
The difference between attraction and repulsion is that to attract is to pull something closer and repel is to push something away.
True
False
the positively charged particle in an atom, never leaves the nucleus, determines the element
proton
neutron
electron
An object that is neutral contains the same number of electrons and protons.
True
False
Lightning occurs because ___.
the negative charges at the bottom of clouds are attracted to the positive charges on the ground.
the positive charges at the bottom of clouds are attracted to the negative charges on the ground.
the positive and negative charges inside clouds are attracted to each other
All of these reasons are correct.
Which of the following is a useful applications involving static electricity?
Dust Extraction
Spray painting
Photocopying
All of the above
