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Electrostatics Review

Authored by Amy Bausa

Science

10th - 12th Grade

NGSS covered

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Electrostatics Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

During a physics lab, a plastic strip was rubbed with cotton and became positively charged. The correct explanation for why the plastic strip becomes positively charged is that ...

the plastic strip acquired extra protons from the cotton.
the plastic strip acquired extra protons from the charging process 
protons were created as the result of the charging process
the plastic strip lost electrons to the cotton during the charging process 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Insulators are different than conductors in that insulators ____.

do not contain electrons or protons 
 do not contain any charge
have a weaker affinity for electrons 
do not allow charge to freely move 

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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Consider the conduction charging shown between the negative rod and the neutral sphere.

Electrons move from the insulating stand into the sphere.
Protons move from the bar into the sphere.
Electrons move from the charged metal bar into the sphere.
Protons move from the sphere into the negatively charged bar.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A glass rod becomes positively charged when it is rubbed with silk. This net positive charge accumulates because the glass rod

gains electrons
loses electrons
gains protons
loses protons

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A negatively charged plastic comb is brought close to a small piece of paper. If the comb and the paper are attracted to each other, the charge on the paper

must be positive
must be negative
may be neutral or negative
may be neutral or positive 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Electrostatic force F exists between two point charges. If the both charges are doubled, the force between the charges will be

F
4F
2F
F/4

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the particle that is being transferred?

Proton
Neutron
Electron
Positron

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

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