Static Electricity Quiz

What is static electricity?

• A flow of electric current through a conductor

• The transfer of heat through a material

• A build-up of electrical charge on an object

• The movement of protons within an atom

What happens when you rub one neutral, electrically insulating object against another?

• Protons are transferred across

• Neutrons are transferred across

• Some of the electrons are transferred across

• The objects become magnetic

What type of force is exerted by charged objects on each other?

• Gravitational force

• Nuclear force

• Electrostatic force

• Magnetic force

What is the charge of an object that has gained electrons?

• Negatively charged

• Magnetically charged

• Neutrally charged

• Positively charged

What is the result of rubbing a balloon on a jumper?

• Both the balloon and the jumper become negatively charged

• Both the balloon and the jumper become positively charged

• The balloon becomes positively charged and the jumper becomes negatively charged

• The balloon becomes negatively charged and the jumper becomes positively charged

What happens when a charged balloon is brought close to a neutral wall?

• The wall becomes charged

• The wall becomes magnetic

• The balloon repels the wall

• The balloon attracts the wall

What is the process called when charges move or separate in a neutral object?

• Electrolysis

• Ionization

• Polarisation of charge

• Magnetization

What is the main reason electrons can be transferred between insulators?

• Protons are easily transferred

• Electrons have a low mass and are mobile

• Electrons are tightly bound in the nucleus

• Electrons have a high mass