Electric Fields & Static Electricity (OCR GCSE Physics A (Gateway Science Suite)): Quizzes
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What causes static electricity?
What causes static electricity?
Build-up of charges that can't move
What moves between materials when they are rubbed together?
What moves between materials when they are rubbed together?
Electrons
What charge does a material get when it loses electrons?
What charge does a material get when it loses electrons?
Positive
What charge does a material get when it gains electrons?
What charge does a material get when it gains electrons?
Negative
When a cloth is rubbed on a polythene rod, what charge does the rod get?
When a cloth is rubbed on a polythene rod, what charge does the rod get?
Negative
What happens between opposite charges?
What happens between opposite charges?
They attract
What happens between like charges?
What happens between like charges?
They repel
What is the potential difference of the Earth?
What is the potential difference of the Earth?
What creates a spark?
What creates a spark?
Electrons jumping across a gap
What generates electric fields?
What generates electric fields?
Electrically charged objects
How does electric field strength change as you get closer to a charged object?
How does electric field strength change as you get closer to a charged object?
It increases
Which direction do electric field lines go?
Which direction do electric field lines go?
From positive to negative