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BECE (Ghana) Static Electricity — practice questions

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What is it called when electrons move from a charged object onto a neutral one?Read the answer and worked solution →A person touches a charged dome and their hair stands on end. Why do the hairs push apart?Read the answer and worked solution →How can extra charge be taken away from an object safely?Read the answer and worked solution →

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What is it called when electrons move from a charged object onto a neutral one?

  1. A reaction
  2. A reflection
  3. A refraction
  4. A discharge
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Correct answer: D. A discharge

1. A charged object holds extra electrons or is short of them. 2. When those electrons move across to a neutral object the charge is lost. 3. Losing charge in this way is called a discharge, and it can make a spark. _Source: Siyavula Natural Sciences Grade 8 (CC BY 4.0), Sparks, shocks and earthing_

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A person touches a charged dome and their hair stands on end. Why do the hairs push apart?

  1. They all carry the same charge
  2. They all carry opposite charges
  3. They all lose their mass quickly
  4. They all gain extra neutrons
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Correct answer: A. They all carry the same charge

1. Touching the charged dome leaves the person carrying a charge as well. 2. Every strand of hair then carries that same charge. 3. Like charges repel, so each strand pushes every other strand away. 4. Opposite charges would pull the strands together instead of apart. _Source: Siyavula Natural Sciences Grade 8 (CC BY 4.0), Van de Graaff generator_

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How can extra charge be taken away from an object safely?

  1. By painting it with an insulator
  2. By earthing it with a conductor
  3. By cooling it with cold water
  4. By wrapping it in dry paper
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Correct answer: B. By earthing it with a conductor

1. Earthing means joining the charged object to the ground with a conductor. 2. The extra electrons travel along that conductor into the ground. 3. The ground is so large that the extra charge has no overall effect there. 4. An insulator would trap the charge rather than let it escape. _Source: Siyavula Natural Sciences Grade 8 (CC BY 4.0), Sparks, shocks and earthing_

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