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WorksheetsStatic Charges V2 (EDUCAKE)
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 16mins
What type of materials will become charged when they are rubbed together?
Conductors
Insulators
Both insulators and Conductors
Non of Them
Name the charged particles that can be transferred between certain materials when they are rubbed together?
Electrons
Protons
Neutrons
Non of them
Two copper rods are rubbed together. Will they become charged?
YES
NO
NONE OF THEM
True or false? Electrical charges cannot move through metals such as iron.
FALSE
TRUE
Chloe combed her hair and found that afterwards some of her hair was sticking out and wouldn't lie flat. This was because (a) had been transferred from the hairs to the comb. What one word completes this sentence?
True or false? When two electrically charged objects are brought together they exert a force on one another.
True
False
After combing her hair, Chloe found that some of her hair was sticking out and wouldn't lie flat. Chloe said that this was because rubbing the hairs with the comb had left all the hairs with the same type of charge. Was she right?
NO
YES
True or false? Metals do not become charged because charges move easily through them rather than becoming stuck in one place.
YES
NO
Do like charges attract or repel?
REPEL
ATTRACTS
True or false? Pure water is a good conductor of electricity
TRUE
FALSE
What name is given to a material that does not allow electricity to pass through it easily?
(a)
What name is given to the charge that appears in an uncharged object because it is brought near to a charged object?
(a)
A polythene rod was rubbed with a cloth. Afterwards the rod was found to be negatively charged. Would you expect the cloth to have a positive charge, a negative charge or no charge?
(a)
A polythene rod was rubbed with a cloth. Afterwards the rod was found to be negatively charged. Has the cloth gained or lost electrons?
(a)
The photograph shows a fuel delivery at a petrol station.
Explain how a fuel tanker can become electrically charged while it is moving. (2)
Pumpingfuelfrom an electrically-chargedtankercan bedangerous.
(i) Describea possibledangerofpumpingfuelfrom an electrically-chargedtanker. (1)
(ii) Thedriverconnects an earth wiretothefueltankerbeforepumpingfuel. Explain how connectingtheearth wirereduces thepossibledangers. (2)
Electrostatic charges can be useful during paint spraying.
Explain how this paint process works. (5)
Perspex has positive or negative charge?
negative
positive
