Electrostatics Practice Quiz

Two unlike charges such as a POSITIVE and a negative charge________________

• neutralize each other.

• repel each other.

• must be neutrons.

• attract each other.

when an atom loses an electron, what type of charge does it have now?

• positive

• negative

An atom gains an electron.  What type of charge does it have now?

• positive
• negative
• No charge

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

• Induction
• reduction
• friction 
• concuction

Where do some electrons from your hair go when you rub a balloon on your hair?

• they get attached onto the balloon

• they all remain on your hair

• electrons don's usually move

• It is the protons that flow

After you rub a balloon on your hair, what charge does your hair have?

• Positive
• Negative
• Neutral

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

• induction

• polarization

• neutralization

• conduction

Which of the following is not a good conductor of electricity?

• copper
• silver
• Glass
• aluminum

Which of the following is not a good insulator?

• Copper
• Glass
• rubber
• wool

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, the net charge remains unchanged

• charge cannot be transferred