Static Electricity Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 21: Static electricity: comb and paper bits · Set 632 · 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.True or false: a heavy book jumps to a charged comb. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the static comb. Which one is NOT needed? (a) dry hair (b) a plastic comb (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
3. 3.⚡ Which of these does not move to a charged comb? (a) thermocol bits (b) puffed rice (c) a brick (d) a thin water stream
4. 4.⚖️ 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) paper bits picked up (c) the same comb (d) number of rubs
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the static comb? (a) a balloon (b) a plastic comb (c) tiny paper bits (d) a magnet
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the static comb? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the paper bit size (b) paper bits picked up (c) number of rubs (d) the same hair
8. 8.🧺 Do we need dry hair for the static comb? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? Which of these is kept the same? (a) paper bits picked up (b) the same comb (c) number of rubs
10. 10.True or false: vinegar is needed for the static comb. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the static comb. Which one is NOT needed? (a) tiny paper bits (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) dry hair
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a thin water stream (b) a heavy book (c) thermocol bits (d) puffed rice
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the static comb. Which one is NOT needed? (a) dry hair (b) vinegar (c) a plastic comb (d) tiny paper bits
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the static comb? (a) tiny paper bits (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) vinegar
15. 15.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the static comb. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: tiny paper bits 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 is not needed for the static comb? (a) vinegar (b) tiny paper bits (c) a balloon (d) dry hair
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dry hair (b) puffed rice (c) a thin water stream (d) a pebble
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the static comb. Which one is NOT needed? (a) dry hair (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a plastic comb
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the static comb? (a) vinegar (b) a battery cell (c) a plastic comb (d) turmeric powder
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a heavy book (b) a brick (c) puffed rice (d) a steel spoon
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? What do we do with “paper bits picked up”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the static comb? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a heavy book (b) a pebble (c) dry hair (d) a steel spoon
27. 27.🛟 Static from a comb is safe. Which electricity must children never play with? (a) a rubbed balloon (b) a rubbed plastic comb (c) plug points at home (d) paper bits on a comb
28. 28.True or false: a brick jumps to a charged comb. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a balloon is needed for the static comb. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dry hair (b) thermocol bits (c) tiny paper bits (d) a steel spoon
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? True or false: the same comb is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does rubbing the comb more times pick up more paper bits? What do we do with “the same comb”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
33. 33.⚡ Which of these jumps to a charged comb? (a) a pebble (b) a brick (c) a heavy book (d) a thin water stream
34. 34.True or false: a heavy book does not move to a charged comb. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the static comb. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a plastic comb (c) dry hair (d) a balloon
36. 36.True or false: a plastic comb is not needed for the static comb. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚡ Why does the rubbed comb pull the paper bits? (a) it is sticky (b) it is a magnet (c) it is hot (d) it has static charge
38. 38.⚡ You comb dry hair and hold the comb near tiny paper bits. What happens? (a) they turn blue (b) they turn wet (c) the bits jump to it (d) nothing happens
39. 39.⚡ A rubbed comb is held near a brick. What happens? (a) does not move (b) jumps to the comb
40. 40.⚡ A rubbed comb is held near tiny paper bits. What happens? (a) does not move (b) jumps to the comb

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