D.2 - 1 - Electric and magnetic fields

What is electric charge?

• A property of matter that causes it to experience electrostatic force.

• A type of energy that can be created or destroyed.

• A force that only attracts objects.

• A measure of an object's temperature.

How do electric charges interact with each other?

• Like charges attract, opposite charges repel.

• All charges attract each other.

• Like charges repel, opposite charges attract.

• Charges only interact if they are of the same magnitude.

Which statement accurately describes the conservation of electric charge?

• Electric charge can be created or destroyed, but not moved.

• Electric charge can only be moved from one object to another; it cannot be created or destroyed.

• Electric charge is always positive.

• Electric charge is always negative.

What is the significance of the elementary charge (e)?

• It is the largest possible unit of charge.

• It represents the charge of a neutron.

• It is the smallest unit of charge, and all charges are multiples of it.

• It is a theoretical concept with no practical application.

How does an object typically become positively charged?

• By gaining protons.

• By losing electrons.

• By gaining neutrons.

• By losing protons.