Worksheets7.1 Electric Charge
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The accumulation or buildup of excess electric charges on an object
static electricity
grounding
electron cloud
electric field
Material in which electrons/electricity are able to move (through) easily
conductors
detectors
insulators
Connecting an object to earth with a conductor (like a lightning rod) is called
scoping
grounding
repelling
insulating
Name the particles that float/move around the nucleus (center) of the atom.
Protons
Neutrons
Electrons
A(n) ______________________________ is an instrument used to detect the presence of an electric charge.
scale
van de graaff generator
electroscope
What material is often used to insulate (surround) wires that conduct electricity?
glass
plastic
wood
Protons have a positive charge. Electrons have a negative charge.
True
False
In which picture(s) below will the charged objects attract?
A and C
B and D
A and B
What is NOT a good conductor
Water
Metal
Rubber
People
The picture is showing ____________
Charge by contact
Charge by induction
Charge by electricity
What states, "Charge can be transferred, but NOT created or destroyed"?
Law of conservation of charge
Law of induction
Newton's 3rd Law of motion
Law of transferring
What is this an example of?
Charge by contact
Charge by induction
Grounding
Electroscope
True or false? Charges act on each other ONLY if they are touching.
True
False
True or false? Atoms become charged by gaining or losing NEUTRONS.
True
False
Electric force depends on...
mass and distance
acceleration and speed
charge and distance
mass and change
