What is the opposite of attract?
Gravity helps keep these two objects from floating away: your desk and your ______.
Body / YOU.
You might feel a shock when you touch a doorknob because of ______.
Static electricity.
When you drop your backpack, this force makes it fall to the ground.
Gravity.
What item did we magnetize in class?
A paperclip
What causes an object like a feather or a piece of paper to fall slower?
Air resistance.
When you rub your socks on carpet and touch metal, you might feel a ________.
Shock.
Your socks stick to a blanket in the winter because of this type of electricity.
Static electricity.
Opposite poles of a magnet _________?
Attract. (South <--> North, or North <—> South)
Your _________ is how strong gravity is pulling you down.
Weight
Balloon static can make your hair do this.
Stand up.
You weigh less on the Moon but your mass stays the same because weight depends on ______.
Gravity.
When a magnet is cut in half, you get _________.
Two smaller magnets, each with a north and south pole.
This is the amount of "stuff" or matter in an object (does not change).
Mass.
When an object is charged due to static electricity, it usually has a __________ charge.
When you pour cereal into a bowl, gravity helps the cereal go in the bowl instead of floating away. This is because gravity is a ______-______ force.
When you sprinkle iron filings around a magnet, they help you see the magnet's invisible _________.
Magnetic field.
An _____________ is the path that keeps planet’s rotating around the Sun.
Orbit.
Static electricity happens less when the air has lots of this in it.
Moisture / humidity.
Your weight would change on another planet, but the amount of matter in your body, or your ______, stays the same