Static Electricity Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 21: Static electricity: comb and paper bits · Set 532 · 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for the static comb? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) vinegar (d) yeast
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you wet the comb before trying again. What happens? (a) it hardly works (b) it lights up (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it works better
3. 3.🔮 Predict: a charged comb is held near a thin stream of tap water. What happens? (a) the water freezes (b) the water stops (c) the stream bends (d) nothing at all
4. 4.True or false: puffed rice jumps to a charged comb. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the static comb? (a) tiny paper bits (b) a plastic comb (c) vinegar (d) dry hair
6. 6.⚡ A rubbed comb is held near puffed rice. What happens? (a) does not move (b) jumps to the comb
7. 7.⚡ Which big natural spark is caused by static electricity? (a) the wind (b) dew (c) lightning (d) a rainbow
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pebble (b) a steel spoon (c) puffed rice (d) a heavy book
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the static comb. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) dry hair (c) a plastic comb (d) a balloon
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.True or false: a steel spoon does not move to a charged comb. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the static comb? (a) a plastic comb (b) a balloon (c) dry hair (d) a mirror
13. 13.⚡ A rubbed comb is held near a brick. What happens? (a) jumps to the comb (b) does not move
14. 14.🛟 There is lightning outside. Where is it safest to be? (a) under a tall tree (b) in an open field (c) indoors (d) on a rooftop
15. 15.🛟 Static from a comb is safe. Which electricity must children never play with? (a) a rubbed balloon (b) paper bits on a comb (c) a rubbed plastic comb (d) plug points at home
16. 16.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the static comb. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? True or false: the same comb is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⚡ Which of these jumps to a charged comb? (a) a brick (b) tiny paper bits (c) a pebble (d) a heavy book
20. 20.⚡ Why does the rubbed comb pull the paper bits? (a) it is a magnet (b) it is sticky (c) it is hot (d) it has static charge
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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the static comb? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the static comb. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) tiny paper bits (c) a plastic comb (d) turmeric powder
24. 24.True or false: a thin water stream jumps to a charged comb. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: tiny paper bits jumps to a charged comb. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? True or false: the same hair is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? What do we do with “the same comb”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
30. 30.True or false: dry hair is needed for the static comb. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚡ A rubbed comb is held near dry hair. What happens? (a) does not move (b) jumps to the comb
32. 32.⚡ A rubbed comb is held near thermocol bits. What happens? (a) does not move (b) jumps to the comb
33. 33.True or false: a brick does not move to a charged comb. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔮 Predict: you rub a balloon on dry hair and hold it on a wall. What happens? (a) it falls straight down (b) it bursts at once (c) it sticks for a while (d) it turns into water
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the static comb. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a plastic comb (c) a mirror (d) tiny paper bits
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? True or false: distance to the paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a pebble does not move to a charged comb. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.📘 Rubbing moves tiny charges. What do we call the charge that builds up? (a) sunlight (b) magnetism (c) static electricity (d) gravity
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? What do we do with “the same hair”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it

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