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Electricity( Static & Current)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If an electroscope, charged up with excess negative charge, is touched and grounded, then it will end up with ___ charge.

a)

No

b)

A Negative

c)

A Positive

d)

None of the above

2.

A negatively charged balloon is brought near a metal can that rests on a wood table. The side of the can opposite the balloon is momentarily touched. The can is then _______.

positively charged negatively charged uncharged

a)

Positively Charged

b)

Negatively Charged

c)

Uncharged

d)

None of the above

3.

The charge of one electron is -1.6 X 10 -19 Coulomb. If a neutral object loses 1.5x106 electrons, then what will be its charge?

a)

+1.4 x 10 -13 C

b)

+2.4 x 10 -13 C

c)

-2.4 x 10 -12 C

d)

+2.4 x 10 -14 C

4.

Object A has a x-y coordinate position of (+5.0, 0.0). Object B has a x-y coordinate location of (0.0, +4.0). If object A has a charge of -5.8 µC and object B has a charge of +8.9 µC, then what is the resultant electric field strength at the origin(magnitude) .

a)

5.4 x103 N/C

b)

4.4 x10-3 N/C

c)

5.4 x10-3 N/C

d)

15.4 x103 N/C

5.

Object A has a x-y coordinate position of (+5.0, 0.0). Object B has a x-y coordinate location of (0.0, +4.0). If object A has a charge of -5.8 µC and object B has a charge of +8.9 µC . what would be the magnitude of the net electric force upon a +1.3 µC charge if placed at the origin.

a)

0.0060 N

b)

0.0080 N

c)

0.0090 N

d)

0.0070 N

6.

. A 12-Volt battery would supply ___.

a)

3 Coulombs of charge with 4 Joules of energy

b)

4 Coulombs of charge with 3 Joules of energy

c)

12 Coulombs of charge with 1 Joule of energy

d)

1 Coulomb of charge with 12 Joules of energy

7.

The drift velocity of mobile charge carriers in electric circuits is ____.

a)

very fast; less than but very close to the speed of light

b)

fast; faster than the fastest car but nowhere near the speed of light

c)

slow; slower than Michael Jackson runs the 220-meters

d)

very slow; slower than a snail

8.

The diagram at the right shows two identical resistors - R1 and R2 - placed in a circuit with a 12-Volt battery. If a third resistor (R3), identical to the other two, is added in parallel with the first two, then the overall resistance will ____ and the overall current will ____.

a)

increase, increase

b)

decrease, decrease

c)

increase, decrease

d)

decrease, increase

9.

A high resistance light bulb and a low resistance light bulb are connected in series to a 6-Volt pack of batteries. Which of the two light bulbs will shine the brightest?

a)

They will have the same brightness.

b)

The low-R bulb will shine more brightly.

c)

The high-R bulb will shine more brightly.

d)

None of the above

10.

If the current at a given point in a circuit is 2.5 Amp, then how many electrons pass that point on the circuit in a time period of 1 minute.

Answer:

a)

9.375 x 1020 electrons

b)

9.375 x 1021 electrons

c)

9.375 x 1019 electrons

d)

9.375 x 1018 electrons