Lesson P.5A & C- Electrostatic Force

Lesson P.5 (A & C )

Electrostatic Force

Multiple Choice

Objects with opposite charges produce an ________ force.

• repulsive (moves away)

• attractive (moves towards)

Multiple Choice

Objects with the same charges produce a ________ force.

• repulsive (repel away)

• attractive (move towards)

Multiple Choice

The larger the charges, the ______ the force between them.

• greater

• less

Multiple Choice

The greater the distance between the charged objects , the ______ the force between them.

• smaller

• greater

Multiple Choice

Who founded the electrostatics theory which is now called Coulombs Law?

• Charles Coulomb

• Michael Faraday

• Dr. Orested

Multiple Choice

"Electricity is just a stream of electrons trying to get from a ______ place to a _____ place."

• negative to positive

• positive to negative

• negative to negative

• positive to positive

Multiple Choice

True or False: All magnets are have a positive and negative pole.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: All magnets are only made of iron.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

What is a force? (Check all that apply)

• a push or a pull

• an attraction/repulsion between objects

• "...a mysterious energy field created by life that binds the galaxy together." (Star Wars)

Multiple Choice

If a "force" is an attraction that pulls, and a repulsion that pushes away, then what is an electromagnetic force?

• it is a force that is made from running electricity through a wire.

• doesn't exist

• comes from using a magnet

Multiple Select

Electromagnetic Force acts on objects that have an electric charge.

What are the two charges found in electrostatics? Choose the two that apply.

• Positive

• Negative

• Neutral

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

It seems that every time the electrical current was flowing from

the battery, the needle on the compass was being deflected at right angles.

Which fundamental force was responsible for this observation?

• electromagnetic force

• gravity

• proton force

• Neutral force