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BioFax Quiz 7 - Electricity (Part I):
 
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1. Which one of the following is a good electrical insulator?
  
 
2. A neutral object becomes charged negatively if:
  
 
3. A neutral object becomes charged positively if:
  
 
4. An electric current occurs in a circuit when:
  
 
5. If a neutral plastic comb is run through your neutral hair:
  
 
6. After you run a plastic comb through your hair, your hair strands may repel each other because:
  
 
7. The bottom of a thundercloud is generally charged _____ and the top is generally charged _______.
  
 
8. Because of the charge that accumulates on the bottom of a thundercloud, the electrons in the ground below are repelled. This kind of charging over a distance is called:
  
 
9. Thunder is caused when a lightning bolt (discharge):
  
 
10. The process whereby electrons move from a charged object into the earth is most commonly called:
  
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