Static Electricity

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Will the balloons ATTRACT or REPEL each other?

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Front

Will the balloons ATTRACT or REPEL each other?

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Front

Static electricity can "jump" from the charged object to another object, causing...

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electric discharge (and a shock!)

Front

When negative charges on a cloud cause positive charges to build up on the ground, what may happen?

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Front

Where is the safest place to be during a lightning storm? Options: In a lake, Under a tree, An open field, Inside a building or a car

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Inside a building or a car

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What method of static charging is shown in this picture? Options: Polarization, Friction, Induction, Conduction

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Friction

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If an object has the same number of positive and negative charges, its electrical charge is...

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neutral or no charge

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If an object has more negative charges than positive charges, its electrical charge is...

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negative

Front

The girl's hair and the comb are attracting  one another.  The hair and the comb have

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opposite charges

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Two balloons are hanging from a stick. One balloon has a positive charge and the other has a negative charge. How would you expect the balloons to move?

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towards each other