Science Class

Protons have a positive charge (+1).

• True

• False

Electrons have a negative charge (-1).

• True

• False

Neutrons are not neutral. They have

charge.

• True

• False

Atoms are made up

of even smaller particles called

protons, neutrons, and electrons.

• True

• False

Particles with the same charge

repel, or push away from, one

another.

• True

• False

Particles with opposite

charges do not attract one another, or

pull together.​

• True

• False

S​tatic electricity is a buildup of charges on an object.

• True

• False

Not all electrostatic discharges cause

small shocks. Some result in huge shocks.

• True

• False

A lightning spark can

jump between two clouds, between a cloud

and the air, or between a cloud and the

ground.

• True

• False