Why Does Static Shock Feel Stronger in Winter ? āĻļā§āϤāĻāĻžāϞāϤ āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻ āύā§āĻā§ą āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?...
Why Does Static Shock Feel Stronger in Winter ? āĻļā§āϤāĻāĻžāϞāϤ āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻ
āύā§āĻā§ą āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
- Static electricity builds up when electrons transfer from one object to another. āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϝā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāϞā§āĻāĻā§ā§°āύ āĻāĻ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāύāĻā§āϤ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- Dry air does not conduct electricity well. āĻļā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻāĻžāϞāĻā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāύ āύāĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
- Winter air has low humidity. āĻļā§āϤāĻāĻžāϞāϤ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϤ āĻā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āϤāĻž āĻāĻŽ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
- Because of low humidity, electric charges cannot escape easily. āĻāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āϤāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§ąā§āĻļ āϏāĻšāĻā§ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ āύāĻžāϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- As a result, more charge builds up on the body. āĻĢāϞāϏā§āĻŦā§°ā§āĻĒā§ āĻļā§°ā§ā§°āϤ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻā§ąā§āĻļ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- When the charge suddenly discharges, a spark is produced and the shock feels stronger. āĻā§ąā§āĻļ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āύāĻŋāĻāϏā§āϤ āĻš’āϞ⧠āĻāĻŋāύā§āĻšāĻž (spark) āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻ āύā§āĻā§ą āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Key Point - āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻĨāĻž : Static shocks are stronger in winter because dry air traps electric charge and prevents it from escaping. āĻļā§āϤāĻāĻžāϞāϤ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§ąā§āĻļ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ āύāĻžāϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻšā§ āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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MCQs: Static Electricity
Q1. Static electricity is caused by- āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§° āĻĢāϞāϤ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A. Flow of protons | B. Flow of neutrons | C. Transfer of electrons | D. Flow of ions
Ans: C
Exp: Static electricity forms due to transfer of electrons. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϞā§āĻāĻā§ā§°āύ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰⧰ āĻĢāϞāϤ āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q2. Static shocks are stronger in winter because - āĻļā§āϤāĻāĻžāϞāϤ āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ -
A. Air is hot | B. Air is dry | C. Air is heavy | D. Air is polluted
Ans: B
Exp: Dry air prevents charge from escaping. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻļā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϤ āĻā§ąā§āĻļ āϏāĻšāĻā§ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ āύāĻžāϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q3. Which air condition increases static shock ? āĻā§āύ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ā§° āĻ
ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻĸāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
A. High humidity | B. Rainy air | C. Low humidity | D. Moist air
Ans: C
Exp: Low humidity allows charge build-up. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āϤāĻžāϤ āĻā§ąā§āĻļ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q4. Humidity means - āĻā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āϤāĻž āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠-
A. Dust in air | B. Temperature | C. Moisture in air | D. Pressure
Ans: C
Exp: Humidity is moisture content in air. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻĻā§ā§°āϤāĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§°āϤāĻž āĻŦā§āϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q5. Dry air is a - āĻļā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻšā§āĻā§ -
A. Good conductor | B. Poor conductor | C. Superconductor | D. Insulator only
Ans: B
Exp: Dry air does not conduct electricity well. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻļā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻāĻžāϞāĻā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšāύ āύāĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q6. Static shock occurs when charge - āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ āĻāĻā§ āϝā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§ąā§āĻļ -
A. Builds slowly | B. Stops | C. Discharges suddenly | D. Freezes
Ans: C
Exp: Sudden discharge causes shock. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āύāĻŋāĻāϏ⧰āĻŖā§ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q7. Which season has maximum static shock ? āĻā§āύ āĻāϤā§āϤ āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A. Summer | B. Rainy | C. Spring | D. Winter
Ans: D
Exp: Winter air is dry. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻļā§āϤāĻāĻžāϞāϤ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻļā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Q8. The visible discharge of static electricity is called - āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§āϤ⧰ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύ āύāĻŋāĻāϏ⧰āĻŖāĻ āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϞāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A. Flame | B. Current | C. Spark | D. Wave
Ans: C
Exp: Discharge appears as spark. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āύāĻŋāĻāϏ⧰āĻŖ āĻāĻŋāύā§āĻšāĻž (spark) āĻšāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q9. Static electricity mostly builds on - āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ’āϤ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A. Metal | B. Human body | C. Water | D. Air
Ans: B
Exp: Human body accumulates charge easily. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšā§° āĻļā§°ā§ā§°āϤ āĻā§ąā§āĻļ āϏāĻšāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q10. Which material increases static charge ? āĻā§āύ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āϝāĻŧā§ āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻā§ąā§āĻļ āĻŦāĻĸāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
A. Cotton | B. Wool | C. Wet cloth | D. Metal
Ans: B
Exp: Wool transfers electrons easily. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻŖā§ āĻāϞā§āĻāĻā§ā§°āύ āϏāĻšāĻā§ āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
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Q11. Static electricity involves movement of - āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāϤ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāϞ āĻā§°ā§ ?
A. Protons | B. Neutrons | C. Electrons | D. Atoms
Ans: C
Exp: Only electrons move. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§ā§ąāϞ āĻāϞā§āĻāĻā§ā§°āύ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāϞ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q12. Why does touching metal cause shock in winter ? āĻļā§āϤāĻāĻžāϞāϤ āϧāĻžāϤ⧠āϏā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻļ āĻā§°āĻŋāϞ⧠āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϞāĻžāĻā§ ?
A. Metal is hot | B. Charge discharges suddenly | C. Metal stores heat | D. Metal vibrates
Ans: B
Exp: Stored charge discharges quickly. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻā§ąā§āĻļ āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āύāĻŋāĻāϏā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q13. Which condition reduces static shock ? āĻā§āύ āĻ
ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧ ?
A. Dry air | B. Wool clothes | C. High humidity | D. Plastic floor
Ans: C
Exp: Moist air allows charge to escape. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϤ āĻā§ąā§āĻļ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q14. Static electricity is different from current electricity because - āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āϧāĻžā§°āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ -
A. It flows continuously | B. It remains at rest | C. It uses battery | D. It heats wires
Ans: B
Exp: Charges remain at rest. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§ąā§āĻļ āϏā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āĻšā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Q15. Which fabric causes more static shock ? āĻā§āύ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§ā§°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ ?
A. Cotton | B. Silk | C. Wool | D. Wet cloth
Ans: C
Exp: Wool builds static charge. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻŖā§ āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻā§ąā§āĻļ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q16. Static electricity is common when air is - āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻš’āϞ⧠āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
A. Humid | B. Rainy | C. Dry | D. Cloudy
Ans: C
Exp: Dry air traps charge. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻļā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§ąā§āĻļ āϧ⧰āĻŋ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Q17. Static shock is a form of - āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§°ā§° -
A. Heat energy | B. Sound energy | C. Electrical energy | D. Chemical energy
Ans: C
Exp: It involves electric charge. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϤ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϝā§āϤāĻŋāĻ āĻā§ąā§āĻļ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
Q18. Why is static shock rare in rainy season ? āĻŦā§°āώā§āĻŖā§āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāϤā§āϤ āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽ ?
A. Air is cold | B. Air has moisture | C. Air is dusty | D. Wind is strong
Ans: B
Exp: Moist air releases charge. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§°ā§āĻĻā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āϤ āĻā§ąā§āĻļ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q19. Static electricity is stored due to - āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖā§ -
A. Flow of current | B. Charge build-up | C. Heat loss | D. Magnetism
Ans: B
Exp: Charges accumulate on body. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻļā§°ā§ā§°āϤ āĻā§ąā§āĻļ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q20. Key reason for stronger static shock in winter is - āĻļā§āϤāĻāĻžāϞāϤ āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻ āώā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻā§° āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ -
A. Cold temperature | B. Dry air and low humidity | C. Wind | D. Snow
Ans: B
Exp: Dry air traps charge. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻļā§āĻāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§ąā§āĻļ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ āύāĻžāϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤