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Static Electricity

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ms Pippin rubbed two balloons with a piece of wool. What will happen when the balloons are brought near each other?

a)

The balloons will repel each other.

b)

The balloons will attract each other.

c)

The balloons will become positively (+) charged.

d)

The balloons will pop.

2.

The difference between attraction and repulsion is that to attract is to pull something closer and repel is to push something away.

a)

True

b)

False

3.
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
4.

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)

Your finger becomes negatively charged

5.
In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to the number of _______.
a)
Neutrons
b)
Orbits
c)
Protons
d)
subatomic particles
6.
If two charges repel each other, the two charges must be
a)
Positive and neutra
b)
Positive and negative
c)
positive and neutral
d)
negative and negative
7.
An object becomes charged when the atoms in the object gain or lose
a)
electrons
b)
protons
c)
neutrons
d)
all of the above
8.
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.
9.
A region around a charged particle that can exert a force on another charged particle is called an
a)
electric pulse.
b)
electric charge.
c)
electric force.
d)
electric field.
10.
Electric field lines are drawn
a)
In a radial direction, from negative to positive.
b)
In a radial direction, from positive to negative.
c)
In a tangent direction, from positive to negative.
d)
In a tangent direction, from negative to positive.
11.
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
12.
What charge does an electron have?
a)
negative (-)
b)
positive (+)
c)
neutral or no charge (0)
13.

A static shock is

a)

The balance of electrical charge on an object

b)

The imbalance of electrical charge on an object

c)

The discharge of electrical charge through you

d)

The build up of protons in the nucleus of an atom

14.
Materials that easily loose or accept electrons are considered
a)
Good conductors
b)
Good insulators
c)
Good anti-static agents
d)
Good for storing charge
15.
The girl's hair and the comb are attracting  one another.  The hair and the comb have
a)
opposite charges
b)
like charges
16.

What force causes the transfer of electrons from one surface to another

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

air resistance

d)

magnetism

17.

What is the unit of charge?

a)

coulombs

b)

amps

c)

volts

d)

joules

18.

the name of the generator that makes your hair stand on end is...

a)

van der shock generator

b)

der faarg generator

c)

van der graaf generator

d)

static generator

19.

What is the equation for charge flow?

a)

charge flow = current x time

b)

charge flow = potential difference x current

c)

charge flow = energy / time

d)

charge flow = power x potential difference

20.

an object that loses electrons becomes more....

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

21.

an object that gains electrons becomes more....

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral