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7.1 Electric Charge

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The accumulation or buildup of excess electric charges on an object

a)

static electricity

b)

grounding

c)

electron cloud

d)

electric field

2.

Material in which electrons/electricity are able to move (through) easily

a)

conductors

b)

detectors

c)

insulators

3.

Connecting an object to earth with a conductor (like a lightning rod) is called

a)

scoping

b)

grounding

c)

repelling

d)

insulating

4.

Name the particles that float/move around the nucleus (center) of the atom.

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Electrons

5.

A(n) ______________________________ is an instrument used to detect the presence of an electric charge.

a)

scale

b)

van de graaff generator

c)

electroscope

6.

What material is often used to insulate (surround) wires that conduct electricity?

a)

glass

b)

plastic

c)

wood

7.

Protons have a positive charge. Electrons have a negative charge.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

In which picture(s) below will the charged objects attract?

a)

A and C

b)

B and D

c)

A and B

9.

What is NOT a good conductor

a)

Water

b)

Metal

c)

Rubber

d)

People

10.

The picture is showing ____________

a)

Charge by contact

b)

Charge by induction

c)

Charge by electricity

11.

What states, "Charge can be transferred, but NOT created or destroyed"?

a)

Law of conservation of charge

b)

Law of induction

c)

Newton's 3rd Law of motion

d)

Law of transferring

12.

What is this an example of?

a)

Charge by contact

b)

Charge by induction

c)

Grounding

d)

Electroscope

13.

True or false? Charges act on each other ONLY if they are touching.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or false? Atoms become charged by gaining or losing NEUTRONS.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Electric force depends on...

a)

mass and distance

b)

acceleration and speed

c)

charge and distance

d)

mass and change