Static Electricity

Question 1

Electricity that does not move

Answer 1

Static Electricity

Question 2

Electrical connection between to or more metallic objects

Answer 2

Bonding

Question 3

Connection of an object to the earth

Answer 3

Grounding

Question 4

An electrically-charged atom

Answer 4

Ion

Question 5

To replace one gas with another

Answer 5

Purge

Question 6

Instrument for detecting static electricity

Answer 6

Electroscope

Question 7

A precise electroscope used for measuring large static charges

Answer 7

Electrostatic voltmeter

Question 8

Sensitive instrument for measuring small static charges

Answer 8

Electrostatic amplifier

Question 9

Minimizes the potential difference between two objects

Answer 9

Bonding

Question 10

A metal bar having many points

Answer 10

A static comb

Question 11

How large must bonding and grounding wires be?

Answer 11

Large enough to carry the largest currents likely to occur

Question 12

When filling a tank, when should you make electrical connection between the pipe and fill the tank?

Answer 12

Before opening the dome

Question 13

To prevent damage from static discharge in a bearing, you can bind a shaft to the journal housing by means of a

Answer 13

Brush made of metal or carbon

Question 14

To guard against spark ignition in a tank you should

Answer 14

Ground it and purge it

Question 15

The kind and amount of charge generated when removing dust does NOT depend on the

Answer 15

Humidity

Question 16

When using static electricity in spray painting, what kind of charge is given to the object being painted?

Answer 16

Either positive or negative