Electric Charge

Multiple Choice

What are the charges of a proton, a neutron, and an electron, in that order?

• positive, negative, no charge

• positive, no charge, negative

• negative, positive, no charge

• negative, no charge, positive

Multiple Choice

All atoms are held together by electric forces.

• True

• False

• I don't know

Multiple Choice

The force between electric charges depends on...

• both the mass and the distance between charges

• the distance between charges

• the amount of charge

• both the distance between and the amount of charge

Multiple Choice

Opposite charges _______ each other.

• attract

• repel

Multiple Choice

Like charges _______ each other.

• attract

• repel

Multiple Choice

What is the location of the electron?

• the free floating negatively charged electron cloud
• the free floating positively charged electron cloud
• the very dense positively charged electron orbital
• the positively charged very dense nucleus

Multiple Choice

Where is the proton located?

• In the very dense nucleus
• Floating around in the negative electron cloud
• the loose nucleus
• the positive electron cloud

Multiple Choice

In a stable atom the amount of electrons is electron is equal to

• neutrons
• protons
• atomic mass
• neutrons + protons

Multiple Choice

___ are good conductors because they have loose electrons.

• copper
• aluminum 
• metals
• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Walking across a carpet is an example of charge being transferred by

• friction.

• induction.

• contact.

Multiple Choice

The girl's hair and the comb are attracting  one another.  The hair and the comb have

• opposite charges
• like charges

Multiple Choice

What method of static charging is shown in this picture

• Polarization
• Friction
• Induction
• Conduction

Multiple Choice

Static electricity occurs because...

• of thunder

• of humid air

• of neutral particles adding up

• of a buildup of charges on an object.

Multiple Choice

Only the __ move to create unbalanced charges.

• Neutrons
• Protons
• Electrons
• Static Electricity

Multiple Choice

Transferring a charge without touching is ___

• conduction
• induction
• grounding 
• Newtons 3rd law

Multiple Choice

Your arm hair raising as you approach a television is an example of charging by induction

• true
• false

Multiple Choice

When negative charges on a cloud cause positive charges to build up on the ground, what may happen?

Multiple Choice

During the development of thunderstorm, the charges accumulate near the upper edges of the cloud is –

• positive

• negative

• neutral

• none of these

Multiple Choice

When the electroscope is charged by touching it with a charged object, this is called ____.

• charging by conduction

• charging by induction

• energizing

• grounding

Multiple Choice

When the electroscope is charged (temporarily) by bringing a charged object near, this is called ____.

• charging by conduction

• charging by induction

• energizing

• grounding

​Write down 2 things you understand from this lesson and one question you still have.