Chapter 7 Electricity

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    Electrons have _____ electric charges.

    • Positive
    • Negative
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  • 2. 

    Protons have _______ electric charge.

    • Positive

    • Negative

    Correct Answer
    A. Positive
  • 3. 

    Plastics

    • Conductors

    • Insulators

    • Grounding

    Correct Answer
    A. Insulators
  • 4. 

    PAtoms contain particles called (select 3 answers)

    • Static

    • Protons

    • Particles

    • Neutrons

    • Electrons

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. Protons
    A. Neutrons
    A. Electrons
  • 5. 

    T  or   FAn electric field surrounds every electric charge an exerts the force that causes other electric charges to be attracted or repelled.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 6. 

    T  or F  Protons and electrons have electric charges and neutrons do not.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 7. 

    Charge is created then destroyedT  or F

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 8. 

    Metals

    • Conductors

    • Insulators

    • Grounding

    Correct Answer
    A. Conductors
  • 9. 

    A material in which electrons are nto able to move easily.

    • Conductors

    • Gravitational force

    • Thunder

    • Insulator

    Correct Answer
    A. Insulator
  • 10. 

    2 types of electron charges

    • Protons have negative electric charge

    • Protons have a positive electric charge

    • Electrons have negative electric charge

    • Electrons have positive electric charge

    • Protons and electrons have a neutral charge

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. Protons have a positive electric charge
    A. Electrons have negative electric charge
  • 11. 

    A material in which electrons are able to move easily.

    • Gravitational force

    • Electric force

    • Conductor

    • Insulator

    • Induction

    Correct Answer
    A. Conductor
  • 12. 

    The presence of electric charge can be detected by an electoscope.

    • Grounding

    • Thunder

    • Lightning

    • Detecting electric charge

    Correct Answer
    A. Detecting electric charge
  • 13. 

    The accumulation of excess electric charge on an object is called _____ ______.

    • Electric charges

    • Static electricity

    • Electric field

    • Law of conservation

    • Repelled charges

    Correct Answer
    A. Static electricity
  • 14. 

    All atoms are held together by

    • Electrical force

    • Conductors

    • Transfer of electrons

    • Distance

    Correct Answer
    A. Electrical force
  • 15. 

    T  or FAny charge that is placed in an electric field will be pushed but not pulled by the field.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
  • 16. 

    Connecting an object to earth with a conductor.

    • Lightning

    • Thunder

    • Grounding

    • Detecting electric charge

    Correct Answer
    A. Grounding
  • 17. 

    Because electrical forces act at a ______, charged objects brought near a _____ object will cause _____ to rearrange their position on the _____ object.

    • Neutral, electrons, distance, neutral

    • Electrons, distance, neutral, neutral

    • Distance, neutral, electrons, neutral

    • Electrons, neutral, distance, neutral

    Correct Answer
    A. Distance, neutral, electrons, neutral
  • 18. 

    Large static discharge

    • Grounding

    • Detecting electric charge

    • Lightning

    • Thunder

    Correct Answer
    A. Lightning
  • 19. 

    T  or  FRubbing two materials together can result in a transfer of protons.

    • True

    • False

    Correct Answer
    A. False
    Explanation
    Rubbing two materials together can result in a transfer of electrons.

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  • 20. 

    A static discharge is a transfer of charge between two objects because of a buildup of ____ _____ causing ____.

    • Static electricity, lightning

    • Electric charge, lightning

    • Conductor charge, lightning

    • Static electricity, thunder

    Correct Answer
    A. Static electricity, lightning
  • 21. 

    The process of transferring charge by touching or rubbing is called.

    • Charging by contact

    • Static electricity

    • Charging by distance

    • Gravitational forces

    Correct Answer
    A. Charging by contact
  • 22. 

    Electrons are bound more tightly to some ____ and ______.

    • Protons, neutrons

    • Atoms, electrons

    • Electrons, protons

    • Protons, molecules

    • Atoms, molecules

    Correct Answer
    A. Atoms, molecules
  • 23. 

    Charge can be transferred from object to object

    • Electric charges

    • Law of Ohms

    • Static electricity

    • Law of conservation

    • Electric field

    Correct Answer
    A. Law of conservation
  • 24. 

    Not only does _____ produce a brilliant flash of light, it also generates power sound waves.

    • Electricity, thunder

    • Lightning,electricity

    • Thunder,lightning

    • Lightning,thunder

    Correct Answer
    A. Lightning,thunder
  • 25. 

    Electrical forces

    • A material in which electrons are able to move easily.

    • Rubbing two materials together.

    • The rearrangement of electrons on a neutral object caused by a nearby charged object.

    • Protons and electrons that are tremendously large than the gravitational force between the same particles.

    Correct Answer
    A. Protons and electrons that are tremendously large than the gravitational force between the same particles.
  • 26. 

    The rearrangement of electrons on a neutral object caused by a nearby charged object is called

    • Static electricity

    • Thunder

    • Charging objects

    • Charging by contact

    • Charging by induction

    Correct Answer
    A. Charging by induction
  • 27. 

    What happens to material rubbed together?

    • Static electricity

    • One material is left with a negative charge and the other with a less amount of positive charge.

    • One material is left with a positive charge and the other with a less amount of negative charge.

    • One material is left with a positive charge and the other with an equal amount of negative charges.

    Correct Answer
    A. One material is left with a positive charge and the other with an equal amount of negative charges.
  • 28. 

    A discharge can occur anytime that charge builds up in one area.

    • Detecting electric charge

    • Protons

    • Electrons

    • Lightning

    • Grounding

    Correct Answer
    A. Grounding
  • 29. 

    Conservation of charge (2 answers)

    • Electrons are bound more tightly to some atoms and molecules

    • Any charge that is placed in an electric field will be pushed or pulled by the field

    • Whenever an object becomes charged, electric charges have moved from one place to another.

    • Protons and electrons have electric charges and neutrons do not

    • Whenever an object becomes charged, electric charges have moved from one place to another

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. Whenever an object becomes charged, electric charges have moved from one place to another.
    A. Whenever an object becomes charged, electric charges have moved from one place to another
  • 30. 

    Transferring charge (select two answers)

    • Charge is neither created nor destroyed

    • The accumulation of excess electric charge on an object is called static electricity

    • An electric field surrounds every electric charge and exerts the force that causes other electric charges to be attracted or repelled

    • Electrons are bound more tightly to some atoms and molecules

    • Any charge that is placed in an electric field will be pushed or pulled by the field

    Correct Answer(s)
    A. The accumulation of excess electric charge on an object is called static electricity
    A. Electrons are bound more tightly to some atoms and molecules

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