PS Ch. 17.1 Electric Charge & Force

Multiple Choice

Positive charges ____________ one another.

• attract

• cancel

• repel

• join

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a negatively charged particle?

• proton

• electron

• coulomb

• neutron

Multiple Choice

SI unit of electric charge

• proton

• electron

• coulomb

• neutron

Multiple Choice

a material that allows electric

charges to move easily

• electrical

  insulator

• electrical

  conductor

• electric force

• polarization

• electric charge

Multiple Choice

The electric force between two objects ____________ when the

distance between them decreases.

• increases

• decreases

• remains constant

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

Electric field lines show the strength and ____________ of an electric

field

• polarization

• direction

• temperature

• friction

Multiple Choice

a material that does not easily

transfer electric charge

• electrical

  insulator

• electrical

  conductor

• electric force

• polarization

• electric charge

Multiple Choice

the force of attraction or repulsion

between objects due to charge

• electrical

  insulator

• electrical

  conductor

• electric force

• polarization

• electric charge