Electric Charge and Static Electricity Quiz

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Patricia Moreira
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12 questions
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1.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Electrons have a (a) charge.
positive
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
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
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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