Static Electricity Worksheet Solution
#### Instructions:
The task is to fill in the blanks using the words provided in the box at the top of the worksheet. The words are:
positive, negative, attract, force, atoms, repel, electrons.
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Worksheet Content and Solutions:
#### Part 1: Understanding Static Electricity
1.
Static electricity is an invisible _________.
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Answer: force
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Explanation: Static electricity is a type of electrical force that occurs when there is an imbalance of electric charges on objects.
2.
It happens when tiny particles in _________ are attracted to or repel each other.
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Answer: atoms
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Explanation: Static electricity involves the movement or imbalance of charged particles (electrons) within atoms.
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#### Part 2: Charged Particles
3.
Protons have a _________ charge.
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Answer: positive
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Explanation: Protons are positively charged particles found in the nucleus of an atom.
4.
Electrons have a _________ charge.
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Answer: negative
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Explanation: Electrons are negatively charged particles that orbit the nucleus of an atom.
5.
Protons _________ or move away from other protons.
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Answer: repel
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Explanation: Like charges repel each other, so protons (which are positively charged) repel other protons.
6.
Electrons repel or move away from other _________.
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Answer: electrons
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Explanation: Electrons are negatively charged, and like charges repel each other, so electrons repel other electrons.
7.
What happens between a proton and an electron? They _________ or move toward each other.
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Answer: attract
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Explanation: Opposite charges attract each other, so protons (positive) attract electrons (negative).
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#### Part 3: Observing Static Electricity
8.
What is happening here?
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Image Description: A girl holding a balloon near her hair, which is standing up.
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Answer: Static electricity is causing the balloon to attract the hair.
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Explanation: When the balloon is rubbed against something (like hair), it gains a static charge. This charge causes the balloon to attract the hair, which has an opposite charge.
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If the hair has a negative charge, what does the balloon have?
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Answer: positive charge
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Explanation: Opposite charges attract each other. Since the hair has a negative charge and is being attracted to the balloon, the balloon must have a positive charge.
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Final Answer:
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Blank 1: force
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Blank 2: atoms
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Blank 3: positive
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Blank 4: negative
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Blank 5: repel
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Blank 6: electrons
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Blank 7: attract
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Blank 8: Static electricity is causing the balloon to attract the hair.
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Blank 9: positive charge
Boxed Final Answer:
\[
\boxed{\text{force, atoms, positive, negative, repel, electrons, attract, Static electricity is causing the balloon to attract the hair., positive charge}}
\]
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of static electricity worksheet.
