Static Electricity Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 21: Static electricity: comb and paper bits · Set 141 · 40 questions

What you do (Rub and charge): 1. Tear a sheet of paper into tiny bits on a table. 2. Comb dry, clean hair quickly 10 times. 3. Hold the comb just above the paper bits and watch. 4. Try again with 20 combs, and count the bits each time.

1. 1.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the static comb? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the static comb? (a) dry hair (b) tiny paper bits (c) a plastic comb (d) a magnet
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dry hair (b) a heavy book (c) a pebble (d) a brick
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny paper bits (b) a pebble (c) a brick (d) a steel spoon
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the static comb? (a) yeast (b) vinegar (c) tiny paper bits (d) a magnet
6. 6.⚡ A rubbed comb is held near a heavy book. What happens? (a) does not move (b) jumps to the comb
7. 7.⚡ A rubbed comb is held near tiny paper bits. What happens? (a) does not move (b) jumps to the comb
8. 8.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the static comb. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? What do we do with “the same hair”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? True or false: the same hair is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⚡ Which of these jumps to a charged comb? (a) a steel spoon (b) a pebble (c) a brick (d) a thin water stream
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? True or false: paper bits picked up is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the static comb. Which one is NOT needed? (a) tiny paper bits (b) a mirror (c) a plastic comb (d) a balloon
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the static comb. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a plastic comb (c) tiny paper bits (d) a magnet
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same hair (b) the same comb (c) the paper bit size (d) number of rubs
16. 16.⚡ Which of these does not move to a charged comb? (a) a thin water stream (b) puffed rice (c) a pebble (d) tiny paper bits
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the static comb? (a) a balloon (b) tiny paper bits (c) a battery cell (d) dry hair
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? What do we do with “number of rubs”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a thin water stream (c) a pebble (d) a heavy book
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? True or false: number of rubs is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? What do we do with “the paper bit size”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
22. 22.True or false: a steel spoon does not move to a charged comb. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🛟 Static from a comb is safe. Which electricity must children never play with? (a) a rubbed plastic comb (b) paper bits on a comb (c) plug points at home (d) a rubbed balloon
24. 24.True or false: a balloon is needed for the static comb. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the static comb? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a plastic comb
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the static comb? (a) vinegar (b) tiny paper bits (c) a balloon (d) dry hair
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dry hair (b) a brick (c) thermocol bits (d) a thin water stream
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? True or false: the same hair is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? True or false: the paper bit size is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? What do we do with “paper bits picked up”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? True or false: the paper bit size is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the static comb. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a plastic comb (b) dry hair (c) a battery cell (d) tiny paper bits
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the static comb? (a) turmeric powder (b) vinegar (c) a mirror (d) dry hair
34. 34.🧺 Do we need tiny paper bits for the static comb? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.True or false: a mirror is needed for the static comb. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚡ Why does the rubbed comb pull the paper bits? (a) it is hot (b) it is a magnet (c) it is sticky (d) it has static charge
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the static comb. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a plastic comb (c) vinegar (d) dry hair
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same comb (b) distance to the paper (c) number of rubs (d) paper bits picked up
39. 39.🧺 Do we need vinegar for the static comb? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.True or false: dry hair jumps to a charged comb. (a) False (b) True

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