Static Electricity

Static electricity is generated by:

• turbines

• friction

• heat

• current electricity

When glass rod is rubbed with a silk cloth, what is the charge on the glass rod?

• positive

• negative

• no charge

Objects that cannot be charged by holding in hand are:

• conductors

• insulators

• conductors and insulators

• none of these

Like charges _____ each other, unlike charges _____ each other

• attract, repel

• repel, attract

• attract, attract

• repel, repel

If the number of protons and electrons are equal in an object then it is:

• Charged

• Uncharged

• Can't say

Static electricity is caused due to _______ of charges.

• neutralization

• absence

• continuous flow

• transfer

If an object has a greater number of electrons compared to the number of protons, then object is:

• negatively charged

• positively charged

• neutral

• can't say

Bits of paper can be attracted by:

• skin rubbed on dry hair

• metal comb rubbed on dry hair

• plastic comb rubbed on dry hair

• all of these

An object is kept on the electroscope and the gold leaves don't diverge. Is the object charged?

• Yes

• No

The process of transferring charge from an object to the earth is called:

• Uncharging

• Unloading

• Grounding

• Earthing