Static Electricity Review
JEOPARDY BOARD
FINAL JEOPARDY
What’s the
Charge?
What type of
Charging?
Charges on
Objects
Conductors and
Insulators
Sparks and
Grounding
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Topic 1 - $100 Question
The charge on wool after it
is rubbed against amber?
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What is positive?
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Topic 1 - $200 Question
An item that has lost
electrons.
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What is positive?
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An item that has come into
contact with a negatively
charged item.
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What is negative?
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An item that has gained
electrons.
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What is negative?
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Topic 1 - $500 Question
Nylon when it is rubbed
against human hair.
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What is negative?
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Topic 2 - $100 Question
A negatively charged ebonite
rod comes into contact with
a neutral pith ball, and it
becomes negatively charged
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What is charging by
conduction?
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A neutral pith ball
temporarily takes on a
negative charge when put
next to a positive glass rod.
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What is charging by
induction?
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Topic 2 - $300 Question
Transfer of electric charges
when two objects are rubbed
together.
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What is charging by friction?
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Topic 2 - $400 Question
A negatively charged balloon
pulls a neutral can towards
it.
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What is charging by
induction?
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Topic 2 - $500 Question
Both objects have the same
charge at the end.
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What is charging by
conduction?
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Topic 3 - $100 Question
You rub a balloon with a
piece of fur. The balloon has
this charge.
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What is negative?
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Topic 3 - $200 Question
You touch a neutral balloon
with a negatively charged
balloon, the original ballon
has this charge.
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Negative
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You put a negatively charged balloon next to
a neutral aluminum can, and then you take it
away. What is the charge on the can before
you take it away?
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Positive (temporarily)
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Topic 3 - $400 Question
A glass rod is rubbed with
plastic. The plastic has
which charge?
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negative
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Pieces of paper are attracted
to a charged comb. After the
comb is taken away, the
charge on the paper is…
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Neutral
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Topic 4 - $100 Question
Materials that allow
electrons to flow through
them easily
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What are conductors?
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Rubber
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Insulator
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wood
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insulator
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Materials that do NOT allow
electrons to flow through
them easily
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insulator
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Copper
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Conductor
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Topic 5 - $100 Question
The term for when an object
gets rid of all its charges
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discharging
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The uncontrolled way to
discharge objects to
discharge
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What is sparking?
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The metal rod at the top of
houses in the country or tall
buildings in cities
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What is a lightning rod?
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Grounding an object is
important because
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It avoids sparks and fires.
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Charges are redirected into
the ground because
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The ground has an infinite
number of charges to
neutralize them.
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FINAL
Topic:
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Final Jeopardy Question
Lightning is an example of
this type of charging.
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Final Jeopardy Answer
Charging by Induction
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