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Which of the following will generate static electricity?
A. Rubbing a PVC pipe with a piece of wool to attract small pieces of
paper
B. Placing a lightning rod on the roof of a house to attract lightning
C. Using a sheet of fabric softener in the dryer to help reduce static
cling
D. Building a circuit using copper wire instead of aluminum
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A. Rubbing a PVC pipe with a piece of wool to attract
small pieces of paper
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Use this diagram of a homemade electroscope to answer the question. The
circles are cheerios that will take a static charge.
In the diagram, the cheerios are apart. What does that indicate about the
charge on the cheerios?
A. One cheerio is positive, the other is negative
B. Both cheerios are negative
C. Both cheerios are positive
D. The cheerios have the same charge
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D. The cheerios have the same
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charge
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Which is a form of static electricity that appears
in nature?
A. rain
B. ocean currents
C. lightning
D. volcanoes
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C. lightning
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Which statement explains why rubbing a balloon over your hair several times
will make the balloon stick better to a wall than rubbing it over wooden table?
A. There is more static electricity generated between the balloon and the hair
B. The friction between the balloon and hair create a temporary magnet
C. The balloon will always pop when rubbed over a wooden table
D. Current electricity is made between the balloon and the wooden table
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A. There is more static electricity generated between
the balloon and the hair
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Which of the following questions could be answered by reading more about
static electricity?
A. Why does a wire get hot when you use it to connect one side of the
battery to the other?
B. Why do clothes taken from a dryer stick together more in the winter
than in the summer?
C. Why does a fuse short out sometimes when too many things are plugged
into one outlet?
D. Why do electric companies use alternating currents for sending electrical
energy over long distances?
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B. Why do clothes taken from a dryer stick
together more in the winter than in the
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Which of the following materials would also react
similar to a plastic rod when rubbed with a piece of fur
to cause a ping pong ball to move without touching it?
A. rubber
B. wood
C. copper
D. aluminum
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A. rubber
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Two objects have collected static electricity
with the same charge. What would the objects
do when placed near each other?
A. Repel
B. Attract
C. Nothing
D. Stick together
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A. repel
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How can you tell when static electricity has
been discharged?
A. The object begins to spin rapidly when it is
shocked
B. Static electricity gives off many different
colors
C. Light is released and you can feel a shock
D. Heat is released and can be felt
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C. Light is released and you can
feel a shock
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Why does static electricity move from you to a metal
object after you have walked over new carpet?
A. It is attracted to the metal. C. It is attracted to the
carpet
B. It is attracted to you.
D. It is made in your shoes
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A. It is attracted to the metal