Explaining Static Electricity

rubber

metal spoon

Doesn't allow electricity to pass through it

Only conducts electricity in an open circuit

Does not light up a bulb if attached to a circuit

Allows electricity to pass through it

True

False

Plastic is stronger than other materials

Plastic is a good electrical conductor

Plastic protects people from electricity because it is an insulator

Only plastic can be made into the right shape of a wire

Plastic, rubber, wood, glass

Silver, air, paper, silicon

Copper, aluminium, gold, steel

Ceramic, fabric, paper clip, cork

Is usually a metal

Conducts heat

Can be a copper wire

All of the above

Friction

Induction

Conduction

Contact

conduction

friction

induction

The balloons will repel each other.

The balloons will attract each other.

The balloons will become positively (+) charged.

The balloons will pop.

losing protons

gaining electrons

losing electrons

gaining protons

losing protons

gaining electrons

losing electrons

gaining protons

Induction

Friction

Polarization

None of the above

A neutral object is charged by proximity to a charged object

A static build up of electrons quickly being discharged

No movement of electrons

Two objects rub together

friction.

convection.

induction.

conduction.

Conduction

Convection

Friction

Induction