Transferring Charge

Question 0

Name the method - when the transfer of electrons from one object to another by rubbing

Answer 0

Friction

Question 1

What law states that charges are not created or destroyed?

Answer 1

The conservation of charge

Question 2

Name the method - the transfer of electrons from a charged object to another object by direct contact

Answer 2

Conduction

Question 3

Name the method - the movement of electrons to one part of an object by the electric field of another object

Answer 3

Induction

Question 4

When you take your clothes out of the dryer, why do they stick together

Answer 4

They stick together because one is positive and the other is negative so opposites attract

Question 5

What instrument detects an electrical charge?

Answer 5

Electroscope

Question 6

Why do the leaves of an electroscope repel each other when a charged object touches the metal knob?

Answer 6

Because the object is negative and the electrons travel all the way down into the leaves and make them negative since they are the same they repel

Question 7

What happens when a negatively charged object and a positively charged objects are brought near each other?

Answer 7

Since they are opposites they attract electrons transfer until both objects have the same charge

Question 8

The loss of static electricity as electric charges from one object to another is called ____________

Answer 8

Static discharge

Question 9

Is the following sentence true or false? Lightning is an example of static discharge.

Answer 9

True