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Indirect Forces TEST

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When is electrical force the strongest?
a)
when charged particles are close together
b)
when charged particles are far apart
c)
the electric force is constant everywhere
d)
in space
2.
Which part of the atom is negatively charged?
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
d)
nucleus
3.
An atom that has more protons than electrons would have what charge?
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
c)
Neutral (Zero)
4.
Two objects with negative charges would
a)
attract
b)
repel
c)
do nothing
d)
Go crazy!
5.
An object with a negative charge would _______ an object with a neutral charge
a)
attract
b)
repel
c)
do nothing to
6.
How do unlike charges act on each other?
a)
Unlike charges attract.
b)
Unlike charges repel.
c)
Unlike charges are neutral.
d)
Unlike charges build up.
7.
What is matter that has more negative than positive charges?
a)
electric charges
b)
negatively charged
c)
positively charged
d)
static electricity
8.
A buildup of electric charge on an object.
a)
electric field
b)
electric force
c)
static electricity
d)
law of charge
9.
What makes a charged balloon stick to the wall?
a)
Protons transferred to the balloon when it was rubbed on metal.
b)
Extra electrons on the surface of the balloon push away electrons in the wall, leaving a positively charged area.
c)
The rubber in the balloon has a magnetic field that pulls on the wood in the wall.
d)
Electricity in the balloon creates a magnetic field that attracts the metal in the wall.
10.
What makes a charged balloon stick to the wall?
a)
Protons transferred to the balloon when it was rubbed on metal.
b)
Extra electrons on the surface of the balloon push away electrons in the wall, leaving a positively charged area.
c)
The rubber in the balloon has a magnetic field that pulls on the wood in the wall.
d)
Electricity in the balloon creates a magnetic field that attracts the metal in the wall.
11.
Magnetic field strength is 
a)
strongest close to a magnet.
b)
constant everywhere.
c)
strongest far from a magnet.
d)
in space.
12.
What can be detected in a magnetic field?
a)
a. electric current
b)
b. electric charge
c)
c. magnetic force
d)
d. gravity
13.
The strongest part of a magnet is...
a)
the bars.
b)
the force field.
c)
the poles. 
d)
the middle.
14.
Two factors that affect the magnitude of the force of gravity between two objects are...
a)
mass and distance.
b)
mass and matter.
c)
distance and weight.
d)
weight and mass.
15.
The force of gravity acting on an object is the object's ______.
a)
mass
b)
matter
c)
weight 
d)
terminal velocity 
16.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another???
a)
False
b)
True
c)
It depends.
d)
Nothing works on me.
17.
Any object with mass is surrounded by a gravitational field.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Huh?
18.
Imagine you travel to other planets. What will change as you walk around the surface of the planet, your mass or your weight?
a)
Mass
b)
Weight 
c)
Both 
d)
Neither 
19.
What happens to the gravitational force between two objects as they move farther apart?
a)
it increases
b)
it decreases
c)
it remains the same
d)
it fluctuates
20.
What is gravity measured in?
a)
pounds
b)
meters
c)
joules
d)
Newtons
21.
When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
22.
At which point is kinetic energy greatest? 
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
23.
What type of energy best describes a basketball passing through a hoop?
a)
potential
b)
kinetic
c)
friction
d)
chemical
24.
What happens to magnetic potential when repelling magnets are forced together?
a)
PE increases
b)
PE decreases
c)
PE remains the same
d)
PE is always unnatural