Introduction to Electric Charges

What are the two types of electric charges?

• Positive and neutral

• Positive and negative

• Neutral and magnetic

• Current and static

What kind of charge does a proton have?

• Negative

• Neutral

• Positive

• None

Electrons carry a __________ charge.

• positive

• neutral

• negative

• double

What happens when two objects with the same charge come close?

• They attract

• They repel

• Nothing

• They melt

Like charges __________ each other.

• repel
• Attract

Unlike charges __________ each other.

• attract
• Repel

The flow of electric charge is called __________.

• current
• negative

A neutral object has __________ overall charge.

• no
• positive

Static electricity is caused by the __________ of electrons.

• build-up
• built-down

What happens when a negatively charged object touches a neutral object?

• Nothing happens

• The neutral object becomes negatively charged

• The neutral object becomes positively charged

• The object explodes