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The images above show a plastic stick attracting small pieces of brightly colored paper. If the stick has a positive charge, then the paper that sticks to it must have

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Answer:

positive charge

Step-by-step explanation:

Objects can have a negative charge, a positive charge, or no charge (a neutral charge). An object that has a negative charge, such as the plastic stick, will always attract, or pull on, objects that have a positive charge, such as the paper.

Static electricity causes the paper and the plastic to stick together.

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Answer:

A negative charge.

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