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WorksheetsElectric Charge and Coulomb's Law
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
In a neutral atom, there are more of which charge?
there are more positive charges
there are more negative charges
there are equal amounts of both charges
there are no charges in a neutral atom
Coulomb's Law is similar to which of these?
Newton's Second Law of Motion
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
Ohm's Law
Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion
The Law of Conservation of Charge states that
charges can be created or destroyed but never transferred
charges cannot be created or destroyed but also cannot be transferred
charges can be created or destroyed and transferred
charges cannot be created or destroyed only transferred
Electric charges exert which kind of force?
a field force
a contact force
a gravitational force
a frictional force
Which is stronger, the electric force between two charges or the gravitational force between the same two charges?
the gravitational force is 39 times stronger than the electric force
the electric force is 39 times stronger than the gravitational force
the gravitational force is 1039 times stronger than the electric force
the electric force is 1039 times stronger than the gravitational force
True or false: the electric force can overcome the force of gravity and hold things up above the ground
true
false
In an atom, what are the negative charges called and where are they found
neutrons are found in the nucleus
electrons are found in the nucleus
neutrons are found outside the nucleus
electrons are found outside the nucleus
In an atom, what are the positive charges called and where are they found?
positrons are found in the nucleus
protons are found in the nucleus
positrons are found outside the nucleus
protons are found outside the nucleus
According to Coulomb's Law, the amount of electric force depends on which two things?
the charge on each of the two particles and the distance between them
the charge on each of the two particles and the gravitational force between them
the mass of each of the particles and the distance between them
the mass of each of the particles and the gravitational force between them
In which way do electric fields interact? (select all that apply)
like charges attract
like charges repel
unlike charges attract
unlike charges repel
