Static Electricity Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 21: Static electricity: comb and paper bits · Set 338 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the static comb. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a plastic comb (d) tiny paper bits
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for the static comb? (a) dry hair (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the static comb. Which one is NOT needed? (a) dry hair (b) a balloon (c) a plastic comb (d) a mirror
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a steel spoon (b) a thin water stream (c) thermocol bits (d) dry hair
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you wet the comb before trying again. What happens? (a) it lights up (b) it works better (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it hardly works
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the static comb? (a) tiny paper bits (b) a plastic comb (c) a balloon (d) yeast
7. 7.⚡ A rubbed comb is held near a brick. What happens? (a) jumps to the comb (b) does not move
8. 8.⚡ Which of these does not move to a charged comb? (a) tiny paper bits (b) dry hair (c) a thin water stream (d) a brick
9. 9.⚡ Which of these does not move to a charged comb? (a) tiny paper bits (b) dry hair (c) a steel spoon (d) puffed rice
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the static comb. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a plastic comb (c) tiny paper bits (d) dry hair
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for the static comb? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
12. 12.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the static comb. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the static comb. Which one is NOT needed? (a) dry hair (b) a balloon (c) tiny paper bits (d) yeast
14. 14.True or false: a mirror is needed for the static comb. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? True or false: distance to the paper is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚡ A rubbed comb is held near dry hair. What happens? (a) jumps to the comb (b) does not move
17. 17.True or false: a heavy book jumps to a charged comb. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? Which of these is what we measure? (a) distance to the paper (b) paper bits picked up (c) number of rubs (d) the paper bit size
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a plastic comb for the static comb? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the static comb. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? Which of these is kept the same? (a) number of rubs (b) paper bits picked up (c) distance to the paper
22. 22.🛟 There is lightning outside. Where is it safest to be? (a) in an open field (b) on a rooftop (c) under a tall tree (d) indoors
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? True or false: the paper bit size is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⚡ You comb dry hair and hold the comb near tiny paper bits. What happens? (a) they turn wet (b) nothing happens (c) the bits jump to it (d) they turn blue
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.True or false: a plastic comb is needed for the static comb. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thin water stream (b) a pebble (c) a heavy book (d) a steel spoon
28. 28.⚡ Which of these does not move to a charged comb? (a) a thin water stream (b) thermocol bits (c) dry hair (d) a heavy book
29. 29.True or false: dry hair does not move to a charged comb. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.True or false: a balloon is needed for the static comb. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚡ Which of these jumps to a charged comb? (a) a steel spoon (b) a heavy book (c) dry hair (d) a brick
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? True or false: the same hair is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thin water stream (b) dry hair (c) puffed rice (d) a heavy book
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? Which of these is kept the same? (a) number of rubs (b) paper bits picked up (c) the same hair
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? True or false: the same comb is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the static comb? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? True or false: number of rubs is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the static comb. (a) False (b) True

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