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- 1. Fill in the Blank
What part of an atom is negatively charged?
- 2. Fill in the Blank
What part of an atom is positively charged?
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat types of charges attract?Positive and PositivePositive and NeutralNegative and NeutralPositive and Negative
- 4. Multiple Choice
Miss Madsen rubbed two balloons with a piece of wool. What will happen when the balloons are brought near each other?
The balloons will repel each other.
The balloons will attract each other.
The balloons will become positively (+) charged.
The balloons will pop.
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is static electricity caused by?
A balance of power
A balance of positive and negative charges
An imbalance of positive and negative charges
An imbalance of protons and neutrons
- 6. Multiple Choice
An object will become POSITIVELY charged when it:
loses electrons
gains electrons
loses protons
gains neutrons
- 7. Multiple ChoiceTwo objects with LIKE static charges willattract each othereven out in the endrepel each othercause a spark
- 8. Multiple ChoiceRubbing a balloon on hair is an example of static charge build up created by....conductionfrictioninductionhairduction
- 9. Multiple Choice
"Electron" comes from the Greek word meaning:
amber
zap
electricity
noise
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the negatively charged particle in an atom, that moves freely, can be released, shared, or “stolen” from an atom?
proton
neutron
electron
- 11. Multiple Choice
Two objects with DIFFERENT static charges will
attract each other
repel each other
- 12. Fill in the Blank
What is the part of the atom called where the protons and neutrons lie?
- 13. Multiple Choice
What does the word ‘static’ mean in static electricity?
stuck
stationary
harmless
- 14. Multiple Choice
How did the ancient Greeks make electricity?
by rubbing amber with fur
by burning wood
by rubbing amber with steel wool
- 15. Fill in the Blank
If you rub an object with a different material, it becomes
- 16. Open Ended
A girl wears a cotton jumper on top of a cotton shirt. When she takes the jumper off, she doesn’t produce an electric charge. Why not?
- 17. Open Ended
What is an atom and what is it made up of?
- 18. Multiple Choice
What charge would an object have if it had too many electrons?
positive
negative
neutral
turbo
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