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WorksheetsStatic Electricity
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 16mins
Ms Pippin rubbed two balloons with a piece of wool. What will happen when the balloons are brought near each other?
The balloons will repel each other.
The balloons will attract each other.
The balloons will become positively (+) charged.
The balloons will pop.
The difference between attraction and repulsion is that to attract is to pull something closer and repel is to push something away.
True
False
What happens when you touch a metal doorknob after rubbing your shoes on the carpet?
The doorknob sends a burst of electric current into your body
Millions of electrons go from your finger into the doorknob
The doorknob sends millions of electrons into your finger
Your finger becomes negatively charged
A static shock is
The balance of electrical charge on an object
The imbalance of electrical charge on an object
The discharge of electrical charge through you
The build up of protons in the nucleus of an atom
What force causes the transfer of electrons from one surface to another
gravity
friction
air resistance
magnetism
What is the unit of charge?
coulombs
amps
volts
joules
the name of the generator that makes your hair stand on end is...
van der shock generator
der faarg generator
van der graaf generator
static generator
What is the equation for charge flow?
charge flow = current x time
charge flow = potential difference x current
charge flow = energy / time
charge flow = power x potential difference
an object that loses electrons becomes more....
positive
negative
neutral
an object that gains electrons becomes more....
positive
negative
neutral
