Ms Jo Jo 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 person whose finger is shown has walked across a carpet and is about to touch the doorknob. Are the charges in the doorknob attracted or repelled by the charges in the finger.

The are repelled leaving one end of the doorknob with a positive charge

The are attracted leaving one end of the doorknob with a negative charge

material that current can pass through easily

material that current cannot pass through easily

Where do electrons go when you rub a balloon on your hair?

They don't go anywhere (they remain stationary)

Which light will be brighter and why?

Bulb B because it has more voltage

Bulb A because its circuit is closed

Bulb B because it has more resistance

Bulb A because it has less voltage

Pick the correct sentence.

This circuit will not work because there is no energy source.

This circuit will work because it is a closed circuit.

Energy will freely flow in this circuit.

This circuit will not work because there is no switch.

What does the resistance of a wire tell you?

How tough it is for electrons to flow through it.

The speed of electron flow through it.

The amount of energy given to the electrons.

The amount of energy taken away from the electrons.

Which of the following would increase the electrical resistance in a wirte?

Increase the temperature of the wire

Use a less dense material for the wire

Increase the diameter of the wire

Are frequently made from metals

Which of the following procedures will double the force on two point charges?

doubling the magnitude of one charge

halving the distance between the charges

halving the magnitude of one charge

doubling the distance between the charges

Static Electricity and Electric Current

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a situation caused by static electricity?

hair stands on end when touching a static electricity generator

you get a electric shock when touching a doorknob during dry winter

your hair stands on end when you are frightened

clothes in the dryer cling to one another when no fabric softener is used

The transfer of what type of atomic particle is responsible for the static charges on objects?

neutrons

protons

electrons

none of these

An object that is positively charged contains an excess of:

protons

neutrons

electrons

positrons

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What types of charges attract?

Positive and Positive

Positive and Neutral

Negative and Neutral

Positive and Negative

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The buildup of charges on an object is called:

positive charge

static charge

negative charge

static discharge

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Walking across a carpet is an example of charge being transferred by

friction.

induction.

contact.

static electricity

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The difference between attract and repel is that to attract is to pull something closer and repel is to push something away.

True

False

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Static Electricity and Electric Current

Which of the following is NOT a situation caused by static electricity?

The transfer of what type of atomic particle is responsible for the static charges on objects?

An object that is positively charged contains an excess of:

What types of charges attract?

The buildup of charges on an object is called:

Walking across a carpet is an example of charge being transferred by

The difference between attract and repel is that to attract is to pull something closer and repel is to push something away.

If a substance has a higher number of electrons than protons on its surface, what type of charge does it have?

Method of charging an object by allowing electric charge to flow by direct contact from one object to another object.

Ms Jo Jo rubbed two balloons with a piece of wool. What will happen when the balloons are brought near each other?

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