WorksheetsStatic electricity
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 25mins
When you get shocked by touching a doorknob, that's an example of ___________________.
static electricity
an electrial circuit
Static electricity is when_________________
electrons jump from one thing to another.
magic happens.
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 is the major difference between static electricity and current electricity?
Current electricity involves a continuous flow of elecrons; 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
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.
Walking across a carpet is an example of charge being transferred by
friction.
induction.
contact.
Select all that describe insulators.
allow charges to flow easily
do not allow charges to flow easily
plastic
metal
surround a wire
Grounding requires a __________ path
insulated
frictional
inductive
conductive
The comb has been rubbed with a piece of wool fabric and placed next to some scraps of paper.
Some paper moves toward the comb. The movement of the paper is caused by
static electricity
mechanical energy
chemical energy
magnetic attraction
Which of the following is not an application of electrostatics?
The photocopier
Defibrillator
Electric bell
Van de Graaf generator
What method of static charging is shown in this picture
Contact
Friction
Grounding
Electron Shifting
What part of the atom is most used in static electricity moving from one object to another?
proton
neutron
electron
nucleus
When the charge on the electroscope is removed by touching it, this is called ____.
charging by conduction
charging by induction
energizing
grounding
Which Force is responsible in Static electricity?
(a)
