Static Electricity Test 6R Name__________________
Based on the answers from the Bill Nye video watched in class.
| /1 | 1. Static means ________________ |
| /1 | 2. Rubbing your feet on a rug causes electrons to build up creating a ______________ |
| /1 | 3. Rule: opposites ________________ |
| /1 | 4. Static cling is electrons creating a ________________ charge. |
| /1 | 5. When electrons discharge they go to ________________ often using a ground wire. |
| /1 | 6. ________________ lightning bolts hit the ground every second all over the earth. |
| /1 | 7. It is easier to get a static electric shock on a ________________ day. Water spread out the charge, so the safest place to be in an electrical storm is in a car. |
| /1 | 8. The Greek word for amber is ________________ |
| /1 | 9. ________________ are used to take the electrical charge from the storm to the ground. |
| /4 | 10. Lightning has a temperature of ________________ degrees C., ________________ million volts, and may be up to ________________ km long - enough energy to power a small town for a ________________ |
| /3 | 11. A comb will build up a ________________ charge when brushed through your hair repeatedly and can be used to roll a ________________ and ________________ water running out of a tap. |
| /1 | 12. ________________ is caused by electrical charges building up and up, pushing away from each other and falling to ground. |
| /1 | 13. An ______________________ is used to detect static electricity. |
| /1 | 14. When static electricity builds up enough it can ________________ from one object to another. |
| /5 | 15. Describe how to build an electroscope, illustrate, and
tell how it works. Alternative: build an electroscope and display it in class before the test.. |
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