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Electrostatics Review

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the charge of a proton?

a)

+1 C

b)

0 C

c)

-1 C

2.

What is the charge of an electron?

a)

+1 C

b)

0 C

c)

-1 C

3.

What is the charge of a neutron?

a)

+1 C

b)

0 C

c)

-1 C

4.

We change the charge of an atom by moving electrons.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

We change the charge of an atom by moving protons.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

_______________ really like electrons and therefore have a low continuity.

a)

Insulators

b)

Conductors

7.

____________ do not care very much for electrons, and therefore high continuity.

a)

Insulators

b)

Conductors

8.

Which of the following is NOT an insulator?

a)

Wool

b)

Plastic

c)

Gold

d)

Rubber

9.

Which of the following is the WEAKEST conductor?

a)

Silver

b)

Copper

c)

Iron

d)

Humans

10.

If an atom gains an electron it becomes more ___________.

a)

negative

b)

positive

11.

An atom will become more positive by...

a)

gaining an electron

b)

losing an electron

c)

gaining a proton

d)

losing a proton

12.

_____________ is the process by which two insulators become charged.

a)

Friction

b)

Conduction

c)

Polarization

d)

Induction

13.

_____________ is the process in which a charged material sorts the positives and negatives of a conductor.

a)

Friction

b)

Conduction

c)

Polarization

d)

Induction

14.

_____________ is the process in which we permanently charge a conductor using an already charged insulator.

a)

Friction

b)

Conduction

c)

Polarization

d)

Induction

15.

Which two materials can be charged using friction?

a)

Silver

b)

Gold

c)

Wool

d)

Rubber

16.

Choose ALL materials that can be charged using conduction.

a)

Steel

b)

Copper

c)

Iron

d)

PVC

17.

Polarization is the temporary sorting of positives and negatives.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

You can only be shocked when electrons leave your body.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

A piece of gold with a charge of +8 C touches a piece of silver with a charge of -2 C. What is the net charge of each after they touch?

a)

+6 C

b)

+3 C

c)

+2 C

d)

-1 C

20.

A piece of PVC pipe is rubbed with a piece of silk. If the PVC is a stronger insulator...

a)

It will become positively charged.

b)

It will become negatively charged.

c)

It will be neutrally charged.

21.

Two protons are 1m apart. What is the force between them?

a)

+1 N

b)

0 N

c)

-1 N

d)

2 N

22.

A proton and an electron are 4 meters apart. What is the force between them?

a)

+1/4 N

b)

-1/4 N

c)

-1/16 N

d)

+1/16 N

23.

A positive electrostatic force is...

a)

Attractive

b)

Repulsive

24.

Two like charges...

a)

neutralize each other.

b)

repel each other.

c)

must be neutrons.

d)

attract each other.

25.

An atom loses an electron. What type of charge does it have now?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

no charge

26.

An atom gains an electron. What type of charge does it have now?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

no charge

27.

When a balloon is rubbed on clothes it acquires a charge by ___________

a)

Induction

b)

Conduction

c)

Friction

d)

Polarization

28.

When a glass rod is rubbed with silk and the glass rod becomes positively charged, what happens to the electrons?

a)

They are removed from the rod.

b)

They are added to the rod

29.

Which of the following is NOT a good conductor of electricity?

a)

Copper

b)

Silver

c)

Glass

d)

Aluminium

30.

Which of the following is NOT a good insulator?

a)

Copper

b)

Glass

c)

Rubber

d)

Wool

31.
What are the two types of charges that objects may possess?
a)
+ and +
b)
+ and -
c)
+ and neutral 
d)
- and neutral 
32.

What are the units of Force?

a)

Newtons

b)

Coulombs

c)

meters

d)

Watts

33.

What are the units of Charge?

a)

Newtons

b)

Coulombs

c)

meters

d)

Watts

34.

What are the units of distance?

a)

Feet

b)

Meters

c)

Coulombs

d)

Newtons

35.

What is the symbol for force?

a)

F

b)

f

c)

N

d)

n

36.

What is the symbol for charge?

a)

c

b)

C

c)

q

d)

N

37.

What is the symbol for distance?

a)

F

b)

q

c)

d

d)

D

38.

Force is __________ related to charge.

a)

directly

b)

indirectly

c)

not

39.

Force is __________ related to distance.

a)

directly

b)

indirectly

c)

not

40.

Electrons and protons have the same charge and therefore attract each other.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

When the distance between two charges is halved, the electrostatic force between them is...

a)

4x bigger

b)

4x smaller

c)

2x bigger

d)

2x smaller

42.

What is the overall charge on this balloon? (They are the same so look at either one!)

a)

+3 C

b)

-6 C

c)

+6 C

d)

-3 C

43.

Which of the following is NOT a subatomic particle?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Positron

44.

Which of the following is NOT located in the nucleus?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

45.

Rubbing your hair with a balloon and causing it to stand up is an example of...

a)

Friction

b)

Induction

c)

Conduction

d)

Polarization

46.

There is _____________ between two protons.

a)

an attractive force

b)

a repulsive force

c)

no force

47.

There is _____________ between two electrons.

a)

an attractive force

b)

a repulsive force

c)

no force

48.

There is _____________ between an electron and a proton.

a)

an attractive force

b)

a repulsive force

c)

no force

49.

There is _____________ between two neutrons.

a)

an attractive force

b)

a repulsive force

c)

no force