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Electric Charge and Coulomb's Law

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

In a neutral atom, there are more of which charge?

a)

there are more positive charges

b)

there are more negative charges

c)

there are equal amounts of both charges

d)

there are no charges in a neutral atom

2.

Coulomb's Law is similar to which of these?

a)

Newton's Second Law of Motion

b)

Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation

c)

Ohm's Law

d)

Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion

3.

The Law of Conservation of Charge states that

a)

charges can be created or destroyed but never transferred

b)

charges cannot be created or destroyed but also cannot be transferred

c)

charges can be created or destroyed and transferred

d)

charges cannot be created or destroyed only transferred

4.

Electric charges exert which kind of force?

a)

a field force

b)

a contact force

c)

a gravitational force

d)

a frictional force

5.

Which is stronger, the electric force between two charges or the gravitational force between the same two charges?

a)

the gravitational force is 39 times stronger than the electric force

b)

the electric force is 39 times stronger than the gravitational force

c)

the gravitational force is 1039 times stronger than the electric force

d)

the electric force is 1039 times stronger than the gravitational force

6.

True or false: the electric force can overcome the force of gravity and hold things up above the ground

a)

true

b)

false

7.

In an atom, what are the negative charges called and where are they found

a)

neutrons are found in the nucleus

b)

electrons are found in the nucleus

c)

neutrons are found outside the nucleus

d)

electrons are found outside the nucleus

8.

In an atom, what are the positive charges called and where are they found?

a)

positrons are found in the nucleus

b)

protons are found in the nucleus

c)

positrons are found outside the nucleus

d)

protons are found outside the nucleus

9.

According to Coulomb's Law, the amount of electric force depends on which two things?

a)

the charge on each of the two particles and the distance between them

b)

the charge on each of the two particles and the gravitational force between them

c)

the mass of each of the particles and the distance between them

d)

the mass of each of the particles and the gravitational force between them

10.

In which way do electric fields interact? (select all that apply)

a)

like charges attract

b)

like charges repel

c)

unlike charges attract

d)

unlike charges repel