Static Electricity

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What will most likely happen when Sandra, after rubbing her socks on the wool carpet, touches a metal chair?
Back
She will get a light shock.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-3
NGSS.MS-PS2-5
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Why is his hair standing up straight after going down the slide?
Back
The slide caused friction making each of his hairs have a like charge, which repel each other.
Answer explanation
When you go down a slide, electrons move from you to the slide. This causes your hairs to have more positive charges. Objects that have the same charge repel each other. So, each of your hairs tries to repel its neighbor.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-3
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the term used to describe the buildup of electrical charges on an object?
Back
static electricity
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What will most likely happen if two identical balloons, each rubbed against hair to create negative charges, are placed near each other?
Back
They will repel each other because they each have the same charge.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-3
NGSS.MS-PS2-5
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What happens as negatively charged electrons move from Amy's hair to the balloon?
Back
Amy's hair will become positively charged, and the balloon will become negatively charged.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-3
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What will MOST LIKELY occur when Amy places a negatively charged balloon next to a wall and lets go?
Back
The negatively charged balloon will attract the positive charges in the wall, causing the balloon to stick to the wall.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS2-3
NGSS.MS-PS2-5
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What happens when two objects are rubbed together and one transfers negative particles to the other?
Back
The two objects will now have opposite charges.
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