Intro to Electrostatics

Intro to Electrostatics

9th - 12th Grade

12 Qs

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Intro to Electrostatics

Intro to Electrostatics

Assessment

Quiz

Physics

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
HS-PS2-4, MS-PS2-3, HS-PS1-3

+2

Standards-aligned

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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Negative charge is formed when there is an excess amount of

Electrons
Neutrons
Protons

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Opposite charges ______ each other

Attract
Repel
Do nothing

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In an electrically neutral object, what must be true about the numbers of protons and electrons?

They are equal
There are more protons than electrons
The protons and and neutrons must be equal
There are more electrons than protons

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An electron is near two opposite charged sheets of metal.  The electron is _____  the positive sheet and ____ the negative sheet.

attracted to / repelled by
attracted to / attracted to
repelled by / attracted to
repelled by / repelled by

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

NGSS.HS-PS3-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When is the electrostatic force between two charges the strongest?

When charges are very close to each other
When charges are very far apart from each other
When the electric field is constant

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If a negatively charged rod touches a conductor, the conductor will be charged by what method? 

Friction
Conduction
Induction
Convection

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is the best definition of polarization?

The object gains a positive or negative charge from another object.
The charges in a neutral object separate due to a nearby charged object.
Charges on a neutral object jump off onto a charged object due to attraction of opposite charges.
Two objects attract each other because they are both charged.

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