Electrostatics Review

The force that charge q₁ exerts on q₂ is opposite and ________ the force that charge q₂ exerts on q₁.

• equal to

• more than

• less than

• multiplied by

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The Law of Conservation of Charge states that positive and negative charges cannot be

• counted.

• balanced.

• created or destroyed.

• separated.

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Coulomb’s Law says that the force between any two charges depends

• directly on the size of the charges

• inversely on the square of the distance between charges

• both a and b

• none of these

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When an electron is near a negatively charged object, describe what will happen to the electron?

• It will move closer to the object

• It will move away from the object

• It will move closer, then move further away

• It will not move

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Three rods of different materials S, P, and Q, are charged by various methods. When the rods are brought near each other, the rods S and P repel each other, while the rods P and Q attract each other.

Which of the following could be the signs of the charges on the rods?

• Rod S – Rod P – Rod Q –

• Rod S – Rod P – Rod Q +

• Rod S – Rod P + Rod Q +

• Rod S – Rod P + Rod Q –

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Which is true about the structure of the atom?

• Neutrons are all named Jimmy

• Neutrons orbit the protons and electrons

• Electrons orbit the protons and neutrons

• Protons orbit the electrons and neutrons

When dealing with the flow of charges, which charge can move/flow?

• Neutrons

• Electrons

• Protons

• All charges can move/flow

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The distance between two charged objects is now triple the original distance. How will this change the force?

• Change by a factor of ¼

• Change by a factor of ½

• Change by a factor of ⅑

• Change by a factor of 3

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Rubbing two objects such as hair and a balloon together creates a static charge because

• electrons become more widely distributed in each object

• atoms are transferred from one object to another

• protons are transferred from one object to another

• electrons are transferred from one object to another

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A ballon rubbed through hair attracts bits of paper. The balloon was charged by

• grounding

• conduction

• friction

• induction

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