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4° MAT Static Electricity

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  • The safest place in a lightning storm is_____________________
    a pool
    in a lake
    in a building
  • When we touch a metal doorknob, the ________ charges move from our bodies into the doorknob
    negative
    positive
  • Lightning is the discharge of ___________inside a storm cloud
    atoms and particles
    static electricity
  • The insulator keeps the electricity inside the wire and ____________
    makes you get shocked
    protects you from being shocked
  • Electrical charge is a________________
    positive
    negative
    property of matter
  • The shock you get from a metal doorknob is a ___________of static electricity
    charge
    discharge
  • The outside of an electrical wire is covered by _______________such as rubber or plastic.
    a conductor
    an insulator
  • When two charges repel each other, that means__________
    one is negative, the other is positive
    both of them are negative or positive
  • When matter has no overall electrical charge, it is ___________
    positively charged
    negatively charged
    neutral
  • When two objects touch _________________ between the objects.
    charged particles move
    charged particles cancel each other out
  • A positive charge and a negative charge__________ one another
    repel
    attract
  • The discharge of static electricity from your body into a metal doorknob can give you ____________
    a small shock
    a big shock
  • Can we see electrical charges?
    Yes, we can!
    No, we cannot!
  • What powers lights, ovens, and computers?
    electricity
    fuel
    food
  • Scientists call the two types of electrical charges ______________and _______________.
    tough and rough
    positive and negative
    big and small
  • The buildup of electrical charges on an object is called___________________
    buildup
    static electricity
    statistics
  • When positive and negative charges_______________,the matter is said to be neutral.
    repel each other away
    cancel each other out
    attract each other
  • Choose the correct answer
    There are different kinds of electricity
    There is only one kind of electricity
  • _____________in a cloud push down on the negative charges in the ground.
    positive charges
    negative charges
  • Which statement is TRUE?
    Negative charges move more easily than positive charges
    Positive charges move more easily than negative charges
  • When two charges attract each other, that means__________
    one is negative, the other is positive
    both of them are positive
    both of them are negative
  • A ________________is the movement of static electricity from one object to another.
    discharge
    charge
  • Electricians often wear rubber gloves to______________ themselves from getting an electrical shock.
    give
    protect
  • What can happen between a positively charged sock and a negatively charged shirt?
    They will stick with one another
    Nothing will happen
  • Copper and silver are examples of_________________ because charges flow through them easily.
    Conductors
    Insulators
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