Static electricity -

Ms Pippin 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 balloons will pop.

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

• True

• False

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Electrical charge built up on the surface of an object is called _________________.

• static electricity
• current electricity
• lightning
• electrons

During a lab a balloon was rubbed with a wooly fabric. This is an example of which type of charging?

• conduction

• friction

• induction

What types of charges attract?

• Positive and Positive
• Positive and Neutral
• Negative and Neutral
• Positive and Negative

What happens when you touch a metal doorknob after rubbing your shoes on the carpet?

• The doorknob sends a burst of electric current into your body

• Millions of electrons go from your finger into the doorknob

• The doorknob sends millions of electrons into your finger

• Your finger becomes negatively charged

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Which of the following is caused by static electricity?

• a stove getting hot when it is turned on
• a magnet being attracted to a refrigerator
• a lightning strike during a storm
• a light bulb coming on when a switch is turned on

An object that is neutral contains the same number of electrons and protons.

• True

• False

the charging of an object by the contact of a charged object to a neutral object (like touching a door knob)

• induction

• conduction

• friction

Lightning occurs because ___.

• the negative charges at the bottom of clouds are attracted to the positive charges on the ground.

• the positive charges at the bottom of clouds are attracted to the negative charges on the ground.

• the positive and negative charges inside clouds are attracted to each other

• All of these reasons are correct.

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