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STATIC ELECTRICITY

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All matter is made made up of following?

a)

subatomic particles

b)

atoms

c)

elements

d)

mass and space

2.

What does the work STATIC mean?

a)

electrically charged

b)

stationary

c)

shocking

d)

moving

3.

Which part of an atom can move?

a)

proton

b)

electron

c)

neutron

d)

nucleus

4.

If an object has the same number of protons and electrons it is?

a)

stable

b)

positive

c)

negative

d)

neutral

5.

Which part of an atom is negative?

a)

protons

b)

neutron

c)

electron

d)

nucleus

6.

An object that loses electrons becomes.....?

a)

neutral

b)

positive

c)

statically charged

d)

negative

7.

A positively charged object will ________ a neutral object.

a)

attract

b)

repel

c)

push away

d)

not move

8.

A negative object will repel a __________ object.

a)

neutral

b)

positive

c)

negative

d)

static

9.

What is a substance that allows electrons to move freely known as a/an?

a)

wire

b)

insulator

c)

conductor

d)

transistor

10.

What is a substance that does NOT allow electrons to move freely known as a/an?

a)

wire

b)

insulator

c)

conductor

d)

transistor

11.
In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to the number of _______.
a)
Neutrons
b)
Orbits
c)
Protons
d)
subatomic particles
12.

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.

13.

If you bring a charged object near a neutral object without allowing them to touch, the charges on the neutral object are rearranged by?

a)

friction.

b)

convection.

c)

induction.

d)

conduction.