Electrostatics Quiz

What does electrostatics involve according to the image?

• Magnetic fields and their effects on materials

• Electric charges, the forces between them, and their behavior in materials

• Thermal dynamics and heat transfer

• Gravitational forces and planetary motion

What does the term "electrostatics" refer to in physics?

• The study of electricity in motion

• The study of electricity at rest

• The study of magnetic fields

• The study of electrical circuits

What is the fundamental rule at the base of all electrical phenomena according to the text?

• Opposite charges repel and like charges attract.

• Like charges repel and opposite charges attract.

• All charges attract each other.

• All charges repel each other.

What is the result of the electrical forces between the charges in Earth and the charges in your body?

• They create a strong gravitational pull.

• They cancel each other out, leaving gravity as the dominant force.

• They increase the overall force of gravity.

• They have no effect on gravitational forces.

How do electrons behave towards other electrons?

• They attract each other

• They repel each other

• They combine with each other

• They ignore each other

What is the fundamental electrical property called that describes the mutual attractions or repulsions between electrons or protons?

• Energy

• Force

• Charge

• Power

What type of charge do protons have?

• Negative

• Neutral

• Positive

• Variable

Do neutrons have any electrical charge?

• Yes, positive

• Yes, negative

• No

• Variable

What is the charge of the nucleus of an atom?

• Negatively charged

• Positively charged

• Neutral

• No charge

What particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?

• Protons and electrons

• Neutrons and electrons

• Protons and neutrons

• Electrons only