Coulomb's Law (Wister)

According to Coulomb's Law, when the distance increases, the electrostatic force ____________.

• increases

• decreases

• remains unchanged

• has no relationship to distance

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

The Coulomb is the unit for:

• Charge

• Force

• Distance

• Mass

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What happens to the force between two charged objects when you double the distance between them?

• it doubles

• it is cut in half

• it quadruples

• it is cut by 1/4

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

If one of the charges doubles, what happens to the force?

• it doubles

• it gets cut in half

• it quadruples

• it is cut by 1/4

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

If charge one doubles and charge 2 gets cut in half, what happens to the force?

• it doubles

• it gets cut in half

• it quadruples

• It stays the same

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

If both charges double, what happens to the force?

• it doubles

• it gets cut in half

• it quadruples

• It stays the same

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What is the unit for electrostatic charge?

• Coulombs

• Newtons

• Meters

• Joules

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

A repulsive (repelling) force exists between which two particles?

• Two neutrons

• An electron and a neutron

• An electron and a proton

• Two protons

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

NGSS.HS-PS3-5

The variable "r" in Coulomb's Law would have what units?

• Joules

• Coulombs

• Newtons

• Meters

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Which is the value of the constant in Coulomb's equation?

• k_e = 9·10^-9

• k_e = 9.8

• k_e = 6.67·10^-11

• k_e = 9 ·10⁹

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4