electrostatics review

What do you call the process of charging a conductor by bringing it near another charged object?

• induction
• polarization
• neutralization
• conduction

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When a balloon is rubbed on clothes it acquires a charge by ___________

• Induction
• reduction
• friction 
• concuction

In a good insulator, electrons are usually

• free to move around
• free to move around after an impurity has been added
• semi-free to move around
• tightly bound in place

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The amount of energy necessary to move a single charge in an electric field

• electric force
• electric field strength
• voltage
• conduction

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A(n) is material in which charges will move easily

• Conductor
• Insulator
• Vacuum

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A(n) ____ is a material that does not allow charges to move easily

• conductor
• insulator

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The law of conservation of charge states that...

• all atoms have more protons than electrons
• only protons can be rubbed off of an atom
• charge cannot be created or destroyed
• charge cannot be transferred 

The reason a charged balloon will stick to a wall is that

• the charge is slightly sticky and acts like glue
• electrons transfer back and forth between the wall and the balloon
• induced opposite charges in the wall are closer than other wall charges
• balloon material simply sticks to walls

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When a rod is brought near a neutral electroscope, the leaves diverge.  Which statement best describes the charge on the rod?

• It must be positive.
• It must be negative.
• It may be positive or negative.
• It may be neutral.

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Charges A and B are identical positive charges located in the electrical field of a positively charged sphere, which statement is true. 

• the potential is the same at A and B.
• The potential at B is greater than the potential at A
• The Potential at B is less than the potential at A
• Cannot be determined

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