Static Electricity Revision

Static Electricity is a type of electricity that ________

• Flows in a specific and continious path

• Stays in one place before discharging

Static electricity can be made by what?

• Filtering

• Seperating

• Friction

• Magnetising

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What is an atom made up of?

• Tiny particles of the same mass

• Protons, neutrons and electrons

• Phosphate, nitrogen and electrum

• Static and current electricity

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What atomic particle moves when static electricity is being generated?

• Protons

• Neutrons

• Electrons

• Nucleus

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An atom that has GAINED an electron contains what type of charge?

(e.g., 4 protons & 5 electrons)

• Positve

• Negative

• Neutral

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An atom that has LOST an electron contains what type of charge?

(e.g., 4 protons & 3 electrons)

• Positve

• Negative

• Neutral

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What is the charge of an atom when it has the same number of electrons as its protons?

(e.g., 6 protons & 6 electrons)

• Positve

• Negative

• Neutral

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Static electricity or static CHARGE is best described as what?

• An imbalance of charges between two objects

• A buildup of same charges between two objects

• The flow of electrons between two objects of different charges

• The removal of electrons between two objects

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Static DISCHARGE is best described as what?

• An imbalance of charges between two objects

• A buildup of same charges between two objects

• The flow of electrons between two objects of different charges

• The removal of electrons between two objects

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Objects that have OPPOSITE charges will do what?

• Attract each other

• Repel each other

• Do nothing

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