Introduction to Electric Charge
Explore the basics of electric charge, including types of charges, how they interact, and common phenomena like static electricity.
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Introduction to Electric Charge
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of electric charge and its properties.
1. What are the two types of electric charges?
Hot and Cold
Positive and Negative
Up and Down
Big and Small
2. What happens when two objects with the same type of electric charge are brought near each other?
They attract each other
They repel each other
Nothing happens
They become magnetic
1. All objects have an electric charge.
True
False
2. Static electricity is a type of electric charge.
True
False
1. Objects with opposite charges each other.
2. An atom that has lost electrons will have a charge.
3. The rubbing of two materials together can create electricity.
1. Explain why you sometimes get a shock when you touch a doorknob after walking across a carpet.