UEN Static Electricity test

Which form of electric discharge appears in nature?

• rain

• ocean currents

• lightning

• volcanoes

Why does static electricity move from you to a metal object after you have walked over new carpet?

• It is attracted to the metal.

• It is attracted to you.

• It is attracted to the carpet

• It is made in your shoes.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Two objects have collected static electricity with the same charge. What would the objects do when placed near each other?

• repel

• attract

• nothing

• stick together

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

How can you tell when static electricity has been discharged?

• Heat is released that can be felt.

• Light is released and you can feel a shock.

• Static electricity gives off many different colors.

• The object begins to spin rapidly when it is shocked.

Use this diagram to answer the next question. Th circles are cheerios that will take a static charge.

In the picture, the cheerios are apart. What does that indicate about the charge on the cheerios?

• One cheerio is positive, the other is negaive.

• Both cheerios are negative.

• Both cheerios are positive.

• The cheerios have the same charge.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

Why would a comb that had been run through hair touch one cheerio and cause the two cheerios to come together. The comb had...

• a negative charge

• a positive charge

• a different charge than the cheerios already had.

• the same charge as the cheerios already had.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

What will happen if you add more batteries to an electrical circuit containing light bulbs.?

• There is no change.

• The bulbs will dim.

• The bulbs will be brighter.

• The bulbs will last longer.

Which material acts as a conductor of electricity?

• Popsicle stick

• rubber glove

• plastic button

• paper clip

Ken wanted to make a light bulb glow, which set of materials would he need?

• paper cup, paper clip, and a Popsicle stick

• D-cell battery, wire, and a light bulb

• button, D-cell battery, and a rubber glove

• D-cell battery, paper, and a bulb

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

When performing an experiment with electricity, which material would act as an insulator?

• staple

• Popsicle stick

• wire

• paper clip