Static Electricity ( Electricity)

Question 1

What is Static charge?

Answer 1

Atoms become charged when the electrons move from one object to another

Question 2

Explain electrostatics

Answer 2

The study of electric charge ( the why)

Question 3

What kind of ways can you initiate a static charge?

Answer 3

By friction

Question 4

Why are they static?

Answer 4

The charges are static because they remain fixed in one location on the surface of the object

Question 5

T or F: An object that has more protons than electrons is positively charged

Answer 5

True

Question 6

T or F: An object that has less protons than electrons is positively charged

Answer 6

False - more protons

Question 7

T or F: An object that has more electrons than protons is positively charged

Answer 7

False - it is negatively charged

Question 8

What is friction?

Answer 8

Transfer of electrons, gaining or losing electrons

Question 9

Common ways of friction

Answer 9

Rubbing something together (balloons with hair, socks with carpet.)

Question 10

What is the law of attraction?

Answer 10

When a negatively charged object is brought close to a positively charged object, the two objects attract each other. OPPOSITES ATTRACT

Question 11

What is the law of repulsion?

Answer 11

When two objects with the same charge are brought together, they repel, SAME CHARGE = NO ATTRACTION

Question 12

Positive objects have a…

Answer 12

Weak hold on electric charges

Question 13

Negative objects have a…

Answer 13

Strong hold on electric charges