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Electrostatics Review

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following statements is true about electric forces?

a)

Electric forces cause objects to only attract each other

b)

Electric forces cause objects to repel or attract each other

c)

Electric forces cause objects to only repel each other

d)

Electric forces have no effect on each other

2.

A balloon is rubbed against a student's hair and then touched to a wall. The balloon "sticks" to the wall due to which of the following?

a)

electrostatic forces between the particles of balloon

b)

electrostatic forces between the balloon & wall particles

c)

magnetic forces between the particles of the balloon

d)

magnetic forces between the balloon & wall particles

3.

A glass rod becomes negatively charged when it is rubbed with silk. This net negative charge accumulates because the glass rod does what?

a)

gains protons

b)

loses protons

c)

gains electrons

d)

loses electrons

4.

Which of the following materials is the best conductor of electricity?

a)

Wet Skin

b)

Air

c)

Glass

d)

Rubber

5.

What is the charge on the picture?

a)

Neutral

b)

Positive

c)

Negative

d)

Zero

6.

Which image represents the electric field between two oppositely charged conducting spheres?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

Which electric field diagram has the smallest charge?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

All are the same.

8.

Which charge has the biggest charge?

a)

Left Charge

b)

Right Charge

c)

Both are the same

9.

A charge of q1 is attracted by another charge of q2 when they are separated by 3 m. Find the magnitude of the force between them. (The magnitude of q1 and q2 are on the image).

a)

250 N

b)

750 N

c)

2.78 x 10-8 N

d)

8.3 x 10-8 N

10.

What is the direction that charge 1 wants to move in when dealing with charge 2?

a)

Away(Left)

b)

Towards(Right)

c)

Does not move

d)

Down

e)

Up

11.

What is the direction that charge 1 wants to move in when dealing with charge 3?

a)

Towards (Right)

b)

Away (Left)

c)

Up

d)

Down

e)

Does not move