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1

What does "static" mean?
A)moving
B)sticky
C)not moving
D)balanced
2

A build-up of electric charges on two things that have become separated from each other is called ____ electricity.
A)negative
B)unbalanced
C)static
D)positive
3

The picking up and losing of electrons is called a(n) ____.
A)transfer
B)movement
C)exchange
D)current
4

A transfer of electrons can take place between ____ when they are rubbed together.
A)a wool shirt and a wool glove
B)an amber rod and an amber sphere
C)a round rubber balloon and a long rubber balloon
D)a wool shirt and a rubber balloon
5

Transferring electrons, by rubbing a balloon with a wool cloth, for example, causes the objects to ____.
A)lose strength
B)become balanced
C)exchange atoms
D)become charged
6

Jennifer is working on a science vocabulary crossword puzzle. The clue she read said, "These two words describe how electricity can pull together or push away other objects." The words Jennifer needs are ____.
A)attract and transfer
B)repel and charge
C)attract and repel
D)repel and transfer
7

Which of the following is NOT one of the three rules of electricity?
A)Charged objects attract uncharged objects.
B)Charged objects repel uncharged objects.
C)Like charges repel.
D)Opposite charges attract.
8

What do we call a transfer of electrons that puts the electric charges back in balance on two objects?
A)a discharge
B)balancing
C)shocking
D)moving
9

Name the American who added to our knowledge of electricity because of his experiments with lightning.
A)George Washington
B)Abraham Lincoln
C)Benjamin Franklin
D)Robert E. Lee
10

Which of the following statement completions is FALSE? In nature, the discharge of static electricity as lightning ____.
A)occurs hundreds of time per minute around the world
B)usually occurs in open spaces such as a field
C)usually takes the shortest route between negatively charged clouds and positively charged ground
D)can reach a temperature several times hotter than the surface of the Sun





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