Fast moving particles which emit radioactive substances
A substance from which chromosomes are made
A positively or negatively charged particle formed when an atom or group of atoms lose or gain electrons
Question 2
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Which two particles are found in the nucleus of any atom?
Answer
Proton
Neutron
Electron
Question 3
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The mass of an electron is about one two-thousandth of the mass of a proton or a neutron
Answer
True
False
Question 4
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What are electrical conductors?
Answer
Materials that allow electricity to flow through them easily
Materials that do not allow electricity to flow through them
Materials that do not make a difference to a circuit
Question 5
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What is an example of a good electrical conductor?
Answer
Metal
Plastic
Wood
Cotton
Question 6
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A good example of an insulator is plastic
Answer
True
False
Question 7
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An insulator cannot become electrically charged
Answer
True
False
Question 8
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What has to happen for static electricity to be produced?
Answer
Electrons transfer from one non-electrically charged material to another non-electrically charged material
Protons are removed from the nucleus of a material
Neutrons are added to the outer electron ring of a material
Question 9
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When static electricity is being made, what kind of charge does the material receiving electrons now have?
Answer
Positive charge
Negative charge
No charge
Question 10
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If you rubbed a Perspex rod with a cloth, it loses electrons. What charge does it become?
Answer
Positively charged
Negatively charged
No charge
Question 11
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What kind of materials repel each other?
Answer
Two uncharged materials
Two materials with the same type of charge
Two materials with a different type of charge
Question 12
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What kind of materials repel each other?
Answer
Two uncharged materials
Two materials with the same type of charge
Two materials with a different type of charge
Question 13
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What would be the difference in attraction with these two examples? If a charged ebonite rod was placed next to a charged Perspex rod and if a charged Perspex rod was placed next to another charged Perspex rod
Answer
The charged ebonite rod and the charged Perspex rod would attract and the two charged Perspex rods would repel
The charged ebonite rod and the charged Perspex rod would repel and the two charged Perspex rods would attract
Both of the examples would repel each other
Both examples would attract each other
Question 14
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Which of the following all involve the movement of electrons?