Electrostatic Static Vocabulary

The Electric Force is strongest when charges are...

• close together
• far apart
• the electric force is constant everywhere

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A repelling force occurs between two charged objects when the charges of are of __________.

• like signs

• unlike signs

• equal magnitude

• unequal magnitude

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An attracting force occurs between two charged objects when the charges are of _______________.

• like signs

• unlike signs

• equal magnitude

• unequal magnitude

If both charges are negative, what is the nature of the force between them according to Coulomb's Law?

• Attractive

• Repulsive

• No force

• Gravitational

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Which statement is true of a positively charged object?

• Positively charged objects do not contain any electrons.

• Positively charged objects do not contain neutrons or electrons.

• There is a lack of electrons on a positively charged object.

• The protons and the electrons are both positively charged on such objects.

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Two like charges

•  neutralize each other.
• repel each other. 
• must be neutrons. 
• attract each other.

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What charge is the proton?

• positive

• no charge (neutral)

• negative

• Senaida-charged

What charge is the electron?

• Logan-charged

• negative

• positive

• no charge (neutral)

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What charge is the neutron?

• no charge (neutral)

• positive

• negative

• Katlyn-charged

Two oppositely charged particles are held in place near each other. When the particles are released, what will most likely happen?

• the will accelerate towards each other
• they will accelerate away from each other
• they will move towards each other at a constant speed
• they will move away from each other at a constant speed

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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