Current and static electricity

What are atoms?

• Large visible particles that make up matter

• Small invisible particles that make up matter

• Particles that do not make up matter

• Only found in living organisms

What is the charge and mass of a proton?

• Charge: -1, Mass: 0

• Charge: +1, Mass: 1

• Charge: 0, Mass: 1

• Charge: +1, Mass: 0

Where are electrons found in an atom?

• In the nucleus

• In shells around the nucleus

• Outside the atom

• In the center of the atom

What is the charge of a neutron?

• +1

• -1

• 0

• +2

What happens when two positive charges are near each other?

• They attract each other.

• They repel each other.

• They stay neutral.

• They combine into one charge.

What does the term "repel" mean in the context of charges?

• Move closer together

• Move apart

• Stay the same

• Change color

What happens when opposite charges are near each other?

• They repel each other.

• They attract each other.

• They stay neutral.

• They explode.

What does it mean when charges attract?

• They move closer together.

• They move further apart.

• They stay in the same place.

• They disappear.

What is the function of a switch in an electrical circuit?

• To allow the circuit to be easily broken or completed

• To increase the voltage in the circuit

• To decrease the resistance in the circuit

• To change the color of the light

What happens when a switch is closed in a circuit?

• The appliance turns on

• The circuit is broken

• The current stops flowing

• The voltage decreases