PS2.B Quiz

Which interaction is primarily responsible for holding the moon in orbit around Earth?

• Gravitational force

• Electromagnetic force

• Strong nuclear force

• Weak nuclear force

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What type of force causes two charged particles to attract each other?

• Gravitational

• Electromagnetic

• Weak nuclear

• Strong nuclear

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Which interaction occurs when opposite charges attract each other?

• Gravitational

• Electromagnetic

• Weak nuclear

• Strong nuclear

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What is the primary force that governs the cohesion between water molecules?

• Gravitational

• Electromagnetic

• Contact force

• Nuclear

Which interaction is most responsible for the repulsion between two like charges?

• Electromagnetic

• Gravitational

• Contact force

• Weak nuclear

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What force is responsible for the resistance experienced when an object moves through a fluid?

• Gravitational

• Electromagnetic

• Frictional

• Centripetal

Which of the following best represents a non-contact force?

• Tension

• Friction

• Electromagnetic

• Normal

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What is the effect of increasing the mass of one of two interacting objects on the gravitational force between them?

• It increases the force by a factor of 4.

• It halves the gravitational force.

• It doubles the gravitational force.

• It remains the same.

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Which type of force is responsible for the attractive interaction between a negatively charged electron and a positively charged nucleus?

• Electromagnetic

• Gravitational

• Contact

• Nuclear

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What type of interaction is involved when a charged particle is influenced by an external magnetic field?

• Electromagnetic

• Gravitational

• Weak nuclear

• Strong nuclear

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