Coots Static Electricity

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Science

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8th - 11th Grade

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Hard

Joseph Anderson

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18 Slides • 19 Questions

Static Electricity

Multiple Choice

The charge of an electron is

positive.

negative.

Electrons have no charge

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the particle that is being transferred?

Proton

Neutron

Electron

Positron

Multiple Choice

Two like charges

neutralize each other.

repel each other.

must be neutrons.

attract each other.

Multiple Choice

If two balloons have the same charge, what will happen if you place them close to each other?

Nothing

They will be attracted

They will pop

They will push each other away.

Multiple Choice

Objects that have opposite charges

are attracted to each other, and the force between the objects pulls them together.

are attracted to each other, and the force between the objects pushes them apart.

are repelled by each other, and the force between the objects pulls them together.

are repelled by each other, and the force between the objects pushes them apart.

Multiple Choice

An object becomes charged when the atoms in the object gain or lose

electrons

protons

neutrons

all of the above

Multiple Choice

If two charges repel each other, the two charges must be

Positive and neutra

Positive and negative

positive and neutral

negative and negative

Multiple Choice

In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to the number of _______.

Neutrons

Orbits

Protons

subatomic particles

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this device that is used to detect charges?

beaker

electroscope

van de graff generator

chargometer

Multiple Choice

An atom gains an electron. What type of charge does it have now?

positive

negative

No charge

Multiple Choice

An atom loses an electron. What type of charge does it have now?

positive

negative

Multiple Choice

A glass rod becomes positively charged when it is rubbed with silk. This net positive charge accumulates because the glass rod

gains electrons

loses electrons

gains protons

loses protons

Multiple Choice

A(n) ______________________________ is an instrument used to detect the presence of an electric charge.

scale

van de graaff generator

electroscope

Multiple Choice

What method of static charging is shown in this picture

Contact

Friction

Grounding

Electron Shifting

Multiple Choice

What do you call the process of charging a conductor by bringing it near another charged object?

induction

polarization

neutralization

conduction

Multiple Choice

When a balloon is rubbed on clothes it acquires a charge by ___________

Induction

reduction

friction

concuction

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a good insulator?

Copper

Glass

rubber

wool

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a good conductor of electricity?

copper

silver

Glass

aluminum

Multiple Choice

Insulators are different than conductors in that insulators ____.

do not contain electrons or protons

do not contain any charge

have a weaker affinity for electrons

do not allow charge to freely move

Static Electricity

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