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ELECTROSTATIC QUIZ

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

which is the field for opposite charges

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

What types of charges attract?

a)

Positive and Positive

b)

Positive and Neutral

c)

Negative and Neutral

d)

Positive and Negative

3.

The accumulation of excess electric charge on an object is called

a)

Static electricity

b)

Electric discharge

c)

Resistance

d)

Circuit

4.

Plastic is an example of _______.

a)

an insulator

b)

a conductor

5.

A metal spoon is an example of _____.

a)

a conductor

b)

an insulator

6.
What causes static electricity?
a)
only an object losing electrons
b)
only an object gaining electrons
c)
when positive and negative charges balance
d)
when positive and negative charges are not balanced
7.
Consider the conduction charging shown. 
a)
Electrons move from the insulating stand into the sphere.
b)
Protons move from the bar into the sphere.
c)
Electrons move from the charged metal bar into the sphere.
d)
Protons move from the sphere into the negatively charged bar.
8.

The study of electric charges at rest.

a)

electrostatics

b)

nuclear physics

c)

kinematics

d)

mechanics

9.

Like charges

a)

attract

b)

repel

c)

ignore each other

10.

Opposite charges

a)

attract

b)

repel

c)

do not interact