Mission SE4: Charging by Contact and Grounding


Mission SE4 pertains to the process of charging by contact (i.e., conduction) and the process of grounding. Students will need to be able to predict which direction electrons will flow during each process. The mission consists of 34 questions organized into 10 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
 

Learning Outcomes

  • The student should be able to describe the method of contact charging, identify the result of contact charging, and explain contact charging in terms of the conservation of charge and the direction of electron flow.
  • The student should be able to describe the grounding process and explain grounding in terms of the direction of electron flow.


 

Launch Mission SE4



 

Getting Help

If you are not familiar with this topic, then you should first learn about the topic using our written Tutorial or our Video Tutorial:
 

The Physics Classroom - Static Electricity Unit, Lesson 2, Part c

The Physics Classroom - Static Electricity Unit, Lesson 2, Part d

 

Video Tutorials:

Charging by Conduction

 

Grounding



 

 

Question-Specific Help

Each Question Group has its own Help page with information specific to the question. You can access the Help page from within the mission by tapping on the Help Me! icon (textbook). For your convenience, links to those pages are provided below: