WorksheetsStatic Electricity
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What types of charges attract?
a)
Positive and Positive
b)
Positive and Neutral
c)
Negative and Neutral
d)
Positive and Negative
2.
Walking across a carpet is an example of charge being transferred by
a)
friction.
b)
induction.
c)
contact.
d)
static electricity
3.
What charge does an electron have?
a)
negative (-)
b)
positive (+)
c)
neutral or no charge (0)
4.
If a substance has a higher number of electrons than protons on its surface, what type of charge does it have?
a)
A positive charge.
b)
A negative charge.
c)
A neutral charge
d)
No charge at all
5.
Protons are found...
a)
in the atom's nucleus.
b)
in the cloud around the nucleus.
6.
A positive charge in an atom can be achieved by...
a)
adding protons
b)
taking away electrons
c)
adding protons OR taking away electrons
7.
A plastic rod is rubbed with a dry piece of cloth and the rod becomes positively charged. The rod has …
a)
gained electrons
b)
lost electrons
c)
gained protons
d)
lost protons
8.
Two things with opposite charges will
a)
attract one another.
b)
repel one another.
9.
An object becomes charged when the atoms in the object gain or lose
a)
electrons
b)
protons
c)
neutrons
d)
all of the above
10.
If you rub a glass rod with a piece of silk, the rod becomes positively charged. This means that
a)
friction destroyed electrons in the rod.
b)
the silk has become negatively charged.
c)
protons have moved to the rod.
d)
glass attracts more protons.
11.
If you bring a charged object near an electrically neutral surface without allowing the object to touch the surface, the charges in the surface are rearranged by
a)
friction.
b)
convection.
c)
induction.
d)
conduction.
12.
If you rub a glass rod with a piece of silk, the rod becomes positively charged. This means that
a)
friction destroyed electrons in the rod.
b)
the silk has become negatively charged.
c)
protons have moved to the rod.
d)
glass attracts more protons.
13.
A region around a charged particle that can exert a force on another charged particle is called an
a)
electric pulse.
b)
electric charge.
c)
electric force.
d)
electric field.
14.
The "Q" in Coulomb's Law stands for
a)
the mass of charges objects.
b)
the distance of charged objects.
c)
the force of charged objects.
d)
the charge of charged objects.
15.
Electric field lines are drawn
a)
In a radial direction, from negative to positive.
b)
In a radial direction, from positive to negative.
c)
In a tangent direction, from positive to negative.
d)
In a tangent direction, from negative to positive.
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