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Question 17
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During a thunderstorm, charge builds up at the bottom of a cloud. A spark then passes between the cloud and the ground. Which statement describes the spark?

[1]
A

Protons move from the ground upwards towards the charged cloud

B

Charge moves through the air because the field is very strong

C

The cloud and the ground swap equal amounts of contact force

D

The air between the cloud and the ground becomes an insulator

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2.5 Static electricity Questions

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40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Physics 2.5 Static electricity, covering 2.5.1 Static charge and 2.5.2 Electric fields. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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