Electric Charge and Static Electricity Quiz

Electric Charge and Static Electricity Quiz

8th Grade

12 Qs

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Electric Charge and Static Electricity Quiz

Electric Charge and Static Electricity Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS2-3, MS-PS2-5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Patricia Moreira

FREE Resource

12 questions

Show all answers

1.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Electrons have a (a)   charge.

positive

negative

neutral

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

2.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Protons have a (a)   charge.

positive

negative

neutral

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is true?

Electric charge is transferred when electrons move.

Electric charge is transferred when protons move.

Electric charge is transferred when protons and neutrons change places.

Electric charge is transferred only when all objects have balanced charges.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The build up of electric charges on the surface of objects is known as

electric force

electricity

static electricity

a circuit

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An area over which an electric charge is exerted is called an

conductor

insulator

circuit

electric field

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The comb has been rubbed with a piece of wool fabric and placed next to some scraps of paper. Some paper moves toward the comb. The movement of the paper is caused by

chemical energy

magnetic attraction

mechanical energy

static electricity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The picture shows a comb that was used on a cold, dry day. Which of the following is the best explanation of why some of the paper bits were attracted to the combs while others were not.

Electric force gets weaker the farther away objects are from each other.

Some paper had iron in it and some didn’t.

Magnetic force gets weaker the farther away objects are from each other.

Protons moved more easily in the paper that was attracted to the comb.

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