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Static electricity

3rd grade (Year 4 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.3-PS2-3 · England: KS3 Physics: Electricity and electromagnetism (static electricity)

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  1. Question 1

    Two balloons are both rubbed on a jumper (sweater) and hung side by side. What happens?

    • A. They stick together.
    • B. They push away from each other.
    • C. Nothing happens.
    • D. They pop.

  2. Question 2

    Do these attract or repel: a charged balloon and your hair?

    • A. attract
    • B. repel

  3. Question 3

    True or false? Two balloons rubbed on the same jumper attract each other.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  4. Question 4

    A comb rubbed on dry hair can pick up small bits of paper. Why?

    • A. The paper is alive.
    • B. The comb is wet.
    • C. The charged comb attracts the paper.
    • D. The paper is magnetic.

  5. Question 5

    Do these attract or repel: two negative charges?

    • A. attract
    • B. repel

  6. Question 6

    True or false? Rubbing two materials together can give them static charges.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  7. Question 7

    A comb rubbed on dry hair can pick up small bits of paper. Why?

    • A. The charged comb attracts the paper.
    • B. The comb is wet.
    • C. The paper is magnetic.
    • D. The paper is alive.

  8. Question 8

    Do these attract or repel: a charged balloon and your hair?

    • A. attract
    • B. repel

  9. Question 9

    True or false? Rubbing two materials together can give them static charges.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  10. Question 10

    You walk across a carpet in socks and touch a metal door handle. You feel a tiny shock. What happened?

    • A. The door handle is plugged in.
    • B. The carpet is wet.
    • C. Charge built up on you and jumped to the metal.
    • D. Your socks are magnetic.

  11. Question 11

    Do these attract or repel: two balloons both rubbed on the same jumper (sweater)?

    • A. attract
    • B. repel

  12. Question 12

    True or false? Two balloons rubbed on the same jumper attract each other.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  13. Question 13

    Lightning is a giant spark of static electricity. Where does the charge build up?

    • A. in the Moon
    • B. inside trees
    • C. in rainbows
    • D. in storm clouds, as ice and water drops rub and bump

  14. Question 14

    Do these attract or repel: a positive charge and a negative charge?

    • A. attract
    • B. repel

  15. Question 15

    True or false? Rubbing two materials together can give them static charges.

    • A. True
    • B. False

  16. Question 16

    Lightning is a giant spark of static electricity. Where does the charge build up?

    • A. in rainbows
    • B. in storm clouds, as ice and water drops rub and bump
    • C. inside trees
    • D. in the Moon

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  1. They push away from each other.
  2. attract
  3. False
  4. The charged comb attracts the paper.
  5. repel
  6. True
  7. The charged comb attracts the paper.
  8. attract
  9. True
  10. Charge built up on you and jumped to the metal.
  11. repel
  12. False
  13. in storm clouds, as ice and water drops rub and bump
  14. attract
  15. True
  16. in storm clouds, as ice and water drops rub and bump