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Electrostatics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Electric charges that are alike _______ each other.
a)
Attract
b)
Repel
2.
What is the SI unit used to measure force? 
a)
pounds 
b)
grams 
c)
newtons 
d)
friction
3.
The SI unit of charge is
a)
the ampere
b)
the newton
c)
the coulomb
d)
the joule
4.

When a silver atom looses an electron, its net charge (in coulombs) is

a)

+1

b)

-1

c)

+1,6 x 10-19

d)

-1,6 x 10-19

5.
The charge of an electron is 
a)
positive. 
b)
negative. 
c)
Electrons have no charge
6.
An atom loses an electron.  What type of charge does it have now?
a)
positive
b)
negative
7.

When an object gains electrons it becomes __________

a)

Neutral

b)

Positively charged

c)

Negatively charged

8.

An atom of oxygen has 8 protons and 10 electrons, this means the atom is ____________

a)

positively charged because it has excess electrons

b)

negatively charged because it has excess electrons

c)

positively charged because it has a deficiency of electrons

d)

negatively charged because it has a deficiency of electrons

9.

What is the end result of charging by contact?

a)

Both object have the same charge, so they will attract one another

b)

Both object have the same charge, so they will repel one another

c)

Both object have the opposite charge, so they will attract one another

d)

Both object have the opposite charge, so they will repel one another

10.
If two balloons have the same charge, what will happen if you place them close to each other?
a)
Nothing
b)
They will be attracted
c)
They will pop
d)
They will push each other away.
11.
What is the name of this device that is used to detect charges?
a)
beaker
b)
electroscope
c)
van de graff generator
d)
chargometer
12.
Insulators are different than conductors in that insulators ____.
a)
do not contain electrons or protons 
b)
 do not contain any charge
c)
have a weaker affinity for electrons 
d)
do not allow charge to freely move 
13.
During a physics lab, a plastic strip was rubbed with cotton and became positively charged. The correct explanation for why the plastic strip becomes positively charged is that ...
a)
the plastic strip acquired extra protons from the cotton.
b)
the plastic strip acquired extra protons from the charging process 
c)
protons were created as the result of the charging process
d)
the plastic strip lost electrons to the cotton during the charging process 
14.

What are the charges of a proton, neutron, and electron (in order)

a)

positive, negative, neutral

b)

negative, neutral, positive

c)

neutral, positive, negative

d)

positive, neutral, negative

15.
When you charge a balloon by rubbing it on your hair this is an example of what method of charging?
a)
Friction
b)
Conduction
c)
Grounding
d)
Induction