Hewitt Electrostatics

A glass rod becomes positively charged when it is rubbed with silk. This is because the glass rod

• gains protons

• loses protons

• gains electrons

• loses electrons

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You walk across a shag carpet and become negatively charged. You became negatively charged because...

• Protons from your body traveled to the carpet and therefore you became negatively charged

• Protons from the carpet traveled to your body and therefore you became negatively charged

• Electrons from your body traveled to the carpet and therefore you became negatively charged

• Electrons from the carpet traveled to your body and therefore you became negatively charged.

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Diagram shows a situation where we know Balloon C is negatively charged. Which of these best applies to Balloon A?

• Positively charged

• Negatively charged

• Positively charged or neutral

• Negatively charged or neutral

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When a negatively charged plastic rod is brought near the brass cap of the electroscope, what can be observed?

• The gold leaf collapses.

• The gold leaf diverges.

• The gold leaf diverges than collapses.

• The position of the gold leaf remains unchanged.

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Same or like charges ___________ each other.

• attract

• repel

Opposite charges ___________ each other.

• attract

• repel

The object that gains electrons will be ______________________.

• positively charged

• negatively charged

• neutral

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The object that loses electrons will be ______________________.

• positively charged

• negatively charged

• neutral

What is the result of the force of attraction that exists between the positive charges on the ground and the negative charges in the clouds?

• Raining

• Lightning

• Thunder

• Whirlpool

Which picture(s) is/are example(s) for Electrostatics?

• B, C, D

• B, C

• A, D

• A, B, C

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