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WorksheetsElectricity/Magnetism Review
Total questions: 125
Worksheet time: 3hrs 23mins
Which statement best describes the charge of the spheres after this procedure is completed?
Three metal spheres, X, Y, and Z, are on insulating stands. Only Z is initially charged.
Y and Z are brought into contact then separated.
Z and X are then brought into contact then separated.
Which statement best describes the charge of the spheres after this procedure is completed?
All the spheres will end up with the same charge
All the spheres are neutral
Sphere Y has a greater charge than spheres X or Z
Each sphere retains the same charge that it had originally
Which of the following labeled points is in the region with the strongest force of electric charge
A
B
C
D
When the distance between two charges is halved, the electrical force between the charges
quadruples
reduces to one fourth
halves
doubles
which is the field for opposite charges
2 charges are 20 cm apart and feel a force of 500 N. if the distance between them becomes 60 cm, what is the new force
4500
540
1500
55.6
How can you determine how strong the electric force a point charge will experience at a certain point in an electric field?
The total number of electric field lines
How close together the electric field lines are
What direction the electric field lines are pointing
How large the charge at the center is drawn
Which is NOT a similarity between gravitational force and electrical force?
They both depend on the distance
The both involve two objects (either charged or with mass)
They are both repulsive and attractive
They both significantly decrease with distance
Electrical Field inside a Hollow Metallic Charges Sphere is:
Zero
Same field as the surface of sphere
Decreasing towards centre of the sphere
Increasing towards the centre of the sphere
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
Two objects with the same type of charge repel each other.
Two objects with opposite types of charge attract each other.
Two objects made of different materials rubbed against each other acquire the same type of charge.
All of these statements are correct.
How is the electric force between two charges affected when the distance between the charges is doubled?
Four times as much.
Two times as much.
Half as much.
One-fourth as much.
The potential difference between the terminals of a connection wire is ……..
Zero
greater than zero
Less than zero
infinity
The direction of electric field lines shows the
direction of the force on a test positive charge.
size of the field.
strength of the field.
all of the above
Two parallel plates are oppositely charged. The right plate is negative and the left plate is positive. In which direction does the electric field point?
to the left
to the right
up
down
How much would the electric potential energy change?
How much would the electric potential change?
With respect to the capacitor, which relationship is true? •
C = Q×V
V = C×Q
V = Q/C
Q = C/V
How is the capacitance (C) of a parallel-plate capacitor affected by the charge on the plates ?
C depend on the charge on the plates
C is vanished when there are plates
C does not depend on the charge on the plates
C is accumulated on one side only
How is the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor affected by the potential difference across the capacitor ?
C depend on the potential difference across the capacitor
C does not depend on the potential difference across the capacitor
C partially depend on the potential difference across the capacitor
C sometime depend on the potential difference across the capacitor
How is the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor affected by the area of each plate?
C is directly proportional to the area A of each plate
C is inversely proportional to the area A of each plate
C is partially proportional to the area A of each plate
C is fully proportional to the area A of each plate
How is the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor affected by the distance between the plates ?
C is directly proportional to the area A of each plate
C is inversely proportional to the distance d between the plates
C is partially proportional to the area A of each plate
C is not affected by the area A of each plate
How is the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor affected by filling the space between the plates with an insulator ?
C stable when the space between the plates is filled with an insulator, εr >1
C reduces when the space between the plates is filled with an insulator, εr >1
C increases when the space between the plates is filled with an insulator, εr >1
C fluctuate when the space between the plates is filled with an insulator, εr >1
Which procedure below will increase the capacitance of a parallel-plate capacitor?
Increase the distance of separation between the two plates
Reduce the surface area of the plate
Insert an insulator between the two plates
Insert a conductor between the two plates
A parallel-plate capacitor is charged and then disconnected from the supply. Which of the following will increase the capacitance of the capacitor?
Reduce the area of the plates
Move the plates closer to each other
Insert a conductor between the plates of the capacitor
Increase the potential difference across the capacitor
Four capacitors are connected in a circuit as shown below. If the voltage across the battery is 30V, then:
a) what is the total charge flowing through the circuit?
b) what is the charge flowing through the first capacitor on the left? (Think about the rules used in series and parallel circuits for charge)
a) 200 Micro Coulombs
b) 200 Micro Coulombs
a) 66.7 Micro Coulombs
b) 66.7 Micro Coulombs
a) 200 Micro Coulombs
b) 66.7 Micro Coulombs
a) 66.7 Micro Coulombs
b) 200 Micro Coulombs
To complete the circuit, a wire should be placed from —
What is the current through 2ohm resistor?
0.2 Ampere
5.0 Ampere
0.8 Ampere
8 Ampere
What will happen to the total current of a parallel circuit,if a resistor is removed from the connection?
total current remains the same
total current decreases
total current increases
none of the above
What is the total resistance in the circuit?
10 ohms
6 ohms
4 ohms
2.4 ohms
What is the total current through the battery?
0.75 A
1.5 A
3 A
0.33 A
What is the current through the 2 ohm resistor?
0.75 A
1.5 A
3 A
0.33 A
What is the current through the 4 ohm resistor?
1.5 A
3 A
2 A
0.75 A
What is the voltage drop over the 4 ohm resistor?
6 V
3 V
2 V
1 V
Solve for total circuit resistance
140 Ohms
75 Ohms
90 Ohms
65 ohms
The wattage being dissipated at R2 is _______________ W.
27
12
15
36
The voltage drop across R1 is ______________________________ V.
20
30
40
50
i1 + i5 +i4 = i2 + i3
i1 + i5 +i3 = i2 + i4
i5 + i2 +i4 = i1 + i3
i1 + i5 = i2 + i3 + i4
Which equations are correct?
ε1 - i1R1 - i2R2 = 0
ε1 + ε2 + i3R3 - i2R2 = 0
ε1 - i2R1 - i2R2 = 0
ε1 - ε2 - i3R3 + i2R2 = 0
Draw a circuit with a battery connected to four resistors, R1, R2, R3, and R4, as follows. Resistors R1 and R2 are connected in parallel with each other, resistors R3 and R4 are connected in parallel with each other, and both parallel sets of resistors are connected in series with each other across the battery.
A magnetic field is produced by the current in a long straight wire. The strength of the magnetic
field increases if
The magnitude of the current increases
The distance from the wire increases
The length of the wire increases
Which electromagnet is the strongest?
⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗
⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗
⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗
⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙
⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙
⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙⊙
A coil of wire with a current is called a _______. The two ends of this act like the poles of a magnet. It is a weaker electromagnet.
compass
bar magnet
solenoid
circuit
1) A wire carries a current, creating a magnetic field around itself as shown. The current in the wire is:
A. Directed to the right
A. Directed to the left
A. Equal to the magnetic field
In the same direction as the magnetic field
1) The magnetic field inside the coil shown below is directed:
Into the page
Out the Page
To the left
Towards the bottom of the page
1) In the figure, using the right hand rule around a solenoid, which of the below statements is correct:
North Pole is 7 and South pole is 8
North Pole is 8 and South Pole is 7
There is no magnet, so no north or south
The current is flowing in the direction from 7 to 8
1) A straight wire carries a current inside the paper. What is the direction of the magnetic field at point P?
Points to the right
Points to the left
Points to the top of the page
Points to the bottom of the page
1) A bar magnet is at rest, next to a fixed electromagnet. In which direction will the bar magnet move when switch S is closed?
to the left
to the right
up the page
down the page
Two parallel wires of length 2 m are separated by 40 cm. If the magnetic force between the two wires is 2 ×10^-6 N and the current in the second wire is twice the current in the first one.
1) Which of the following is true concerning the force between the two wires:
The magnetic force is a repulsion between wires
The magnetic force is an attraction between the wires
1) Two long, parallel wires each carry the same current I in the same direction. Is the total magnetic field at the point midway between the wires:
Zero
Directed into the page
Directed out of the page
Directed to the left
1) Solenoid A has length L and N turns, solenoid B has length 2L and N turns, and solenoid C has length L/2 and 2N turns. If each solenoid carries the same current, rank by the strength of the magnetic field in the center of each solenoid from largest to smallest.
A, B, C
A, C, B
B, C, A
C, A, B
1) Which of the following actions would double the magnitude of the magnetic force per unit length between two parallel current-carrying wires? Choose all correct answers.
Double one of the currents.
Double the distance between them.
Double both currents.
None of the above
1) A wire carries current I directed to the right as shown in the figure below. What is the direction of the magnetic field generated by the wire at point A?
To the right
To the left
Toward the wire
Into the page
A wire has a current travelling through towards the left. If it is in a magnetic field directed downward, what direction will the wire experience a force?
Up
down
out of page
into page
Which method of charging does not change the overall charge on any object involved?
Induction
Conduction
Reduction
Triboelectric
