Static Electricity and Current

What is electricity?

• A zap from friction

• A thunderbolt thrown by Zeus

• Moving electrons

• Energy from the air

What types of charges attract?

• Positive and Positive

• Positive and Neutral

• Negative and Neutral

• Positive and Negative

Electric charges that are different _______ each other.

• Repel

• Attract

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What charge does a proton have?

• negative (-)

• positive (+)

• neutral or no charge (0)

What charge does an electron have?

• negative (-)

• positive (+)

• neutral or no charge (0)

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If a substance has a higher number of electrons than protons on its surface, what type of charge does it have?

• A positive charge.

• A negative charge.

• A neutral charge

• No charge at all

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An object becomes negatively charged by

• losing protons

• gaining electrons

• losing electrons

• gaining protons

Which particle in an atom is responsible for electricity?

• Moving protons

• Moving neutrons

• Moving electrons

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An object becomes positively charged by

• losing protons

• gaining electrons

• losing electrons

• gaining protons

When socks get stuck to towels in your dryer, this is an example of________________

• current electricity

• static electricity