Static Electricity Fun!
Explore the basics of static electricity, including how it's created and observed, with this engaging Grade 4 science worksheet.
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Static Electricity Fun!
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Have fun learning about static electricity!
1. What is static electricity?
Electricity that flows in a circuit
A build-up of electric charge on an object
The electricity that powers your house
Electricity from batteries
2. When you rub two objects together, like a balloon and your hair, tiny particles called can move from one object to the other.
3. This movement of particles causes one object to become charged and the other to become charged.
4. Look at the image below. Describe what is happening with the balloon and the girl's hair. Why do you think this happens?
5. Static electricity can make your hair stand on end.
True
False
Match each item on the left with the correct effect on the right.
6. Rubbing a balloon on your sweater
a. Tiny pieces of paper jump to a ruler
7. Combing dry hair with a plastic comb
b. Hair stands up or sticks to the comb
8. Walking across a carpet in socks
c. A small shock when you touch a doorknob
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
9. Objects with opposite electric will each other.
10. Objects with the same electric charge will each other.