Particles
What particle in an atom has no charge?
A. proton
B. electron
C. neutron
D. zerotron
C. neutron
When you take socks out of the dryer and they stick together, this is an example of ___________
A. dirty socks
B. magnetism
C. photosynthesis
D. static electricity
D. static electricity
An electric charge is a small amount of ________.
A. energy
B. wire
C. conductor
D. insulator
A. energy
Electric energy can be transformed into light, heat, and _________.
A. food
B. movement
C. rubber
B. movement
A loop where electricity flows in one direction:
A. parallel circuit
B. series circuit
B. series circuit
TRUE OR FALSE?
All atoms have a positive charge.
False.
TRUE OR FALSE?
When you rub your feet against a carpet, that accumulates static electricity.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE?
A charged object will not affect another object with no charge.
FALSE.
An electric current is________
A. resistance
B.series circuit
C. moving electric charges
C. moving electric charges
What material does an electrician need to make an electric circuit?
A. paper
B. rope
C. wire
D. dirt
C. wire
What part of the atom has a positive charge?
A. neutrons
B. positrons
C. protons
D. electrons
C. protons
What do you call the static electricity that is released from the sky?
A. thunder
B. raindrops
C. lightning
D. earthquakes
C. lightning
Electrons have a _________ charge.
A. positive
B. negative
C. neutral
B. negative
What is an interrupter?
A. a switch
B. a wire
C. the battery
D. copper
A. a switch
An electric circuit with one or more paths for electricity to flow:
A. parallel circuit
B. series circuit
C. sky circuit
A. parallel circuit
What are atoms made of?
A. minerals
B. particles
C. light
D. water
B. particles
Static electricity is produced when positive and negative charges ___________ and repel.
A. build up
B. melt
C. disappear
D. burn
A. build up
When two charges are different, they ________.
A. disappear
B. make a circuit
C. attract
D. repel
C. attract
What is the energy source of a flashlight?
A. the interrupter
B. the reflector
C. the bulb
D. the battery
D. the battery
What makes wires and bulbs to heat up when electricity flows through?
A. thickness
B. static
C. resistance
D. durability
C. resisitance
What particles of the atom have a negative charge?
A. electrons
B. protons
C. neutrons
C. electrons
Static electricity is ___________ that has accumulated on an object.
A. circuit
B. interrupter
C. electric charge
D. conductor
C. electric charge
When two charges are alike, they _________.
A. repel
B. attract
C. nothing happens
D. burn
A. repel
What materials let electricity flow through them?
A. plastic
B. insulators
C. conductors
D. rubber
C. conductors
When a light goes out in a string of lights and the whole thing goes out, what kind of circuit is this?
A. series
B. parallel
C. resistance
D. charge
A. series circuit