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Electrostatics lesson -2 FHSS

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How can objects become electrified?
a)
By plugging them in to a socket
b)
Adding acid to them
c)
Rubbing with flannel
d)
Shaking them in the air
2.

When a balloon is rubbed on a sweater in what direction do the electrons move? (Pause and try to remember my Funny story Method)

a)

From the sweater to the balloon

b)

From the balloon to the sweater

c)

They do not move

d)

They travel to the groud

3.
If you were to step out of a plane before it was grounded (discharged), what would happen?
a)
You would fall
b)
You would catch on fire
c)
You would receive a big shock
d)
Nothing
4.
An atom loses an electron.  What type of charge does it have now?
a)
positive
b)
negative
5.
What direction are the electric field lines around an electron?
a)
towards the charge
b)
away from the charge
6.
What does it mean when the electric field lines are close together?
a)
the field is positive
b)
the field is negative
c)
The field is strong
d)
the field is weak
7.
After you rub a balloon on your hair, what charge does your hair have?
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
c)
Neutral
8.
When a glass rod is rubbed with silk and the glass rod becomes positively charged, what happens to the electrons?
a)
they are removed from the rod
b)
they are added to the rod
9.
The law of conservation of charge states that...
a)
all atoms have more protons than electrons
b)
only protons can be rubbed off of an atom
c)
charge cannot be created or destroyed
d)
charge cannot be transferred 
10.
Which of the following labeled points is in the region with the strongest force of electric charge
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.

An atom of oxygen has 8 protons and 10 electrons, this means the atom is ____________

a)

positively charged because it has excess electrons

b)

negatively charged because it has excess electrons

c)

positively charged because it has a deficiency of electrons

d)

negatively charged because it has a deficiency of electrons

12.

What method of static charging is shown in this picture

a)

Contact

b)

Friction

c)

Grounding

d)

Electron Shifting

13.

When a charged object contacts another object (one is usually a conductor), there is a transfer of electrons. How do you determine which object acquires the transferred electrons?

a)

Always transfer from the bigger to the smaller object, to make it even

b)

Transfer is based on the initial charge of the two objects

c)

Transfer is based on how much electron affinity that each object has

d)

Always transfer from the more negative to the more positive object

14.
What is the electric force between an electron and a proton that are separated by a distance of 1.0 x 10 ^-10 m?  is the force attractive or repulsive? 
a)
attractive; 3.8 x 10^ -8N
b)
repulsive; 3.5 x 10 ^-10N
c)
attractive ; 2.3 x 10^-8N
d)
repulsive; 2.0 x 10^-10N
15.

A solid non-conducting sphere has a radius R and a charge of +Q uniformly distributed throughout its volume. Which graph below describes the electric field as a function of distance r from the center of the sphere?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
16.

A spherical conductor is given a positive charge. Under electrostatic conditions, which of the following is TRUE of the electric field just beneath the surface of the sphere?

a)

The electric field is directed away from the center of the sphere.

b)

The electric field in infinitely large.

c)

The electric field is zero.

d)

The electric field depends on the radius of the sphere.

e)

The electric field is directed tangential to the surface of the sphere.

17.

A billion electrons are added to a body, its charge becomes

a)

1.6 X 10-19 C

b)

1.6 X 10-28 C

c)

-1.6 X 10-10 C

d)

-1.6 X 10-28 C

18.

Two charges of 20μC and -80μC are placed 80 cm apart. The distance of the point from the smaller charge where the intensity will be zero is:

a)

80 cm

b)

35 cm

c)

30 cm

d)

25 cm

19.

What does the Law of Conservation of Charge state?

a)

like charges repel and opposites attract

b)

positive charge fields point away from a charge; negative points toward

c)

charges cannot be created nor destroyed, only transferred

20.

In an electric field, Point A has more electric field lines moving through it than Point B. Which is true?

a)

Point A and Point B will have the same Force, but A will be farther away

b)

Point A will have a stronger Force, Point B is farther away and has a weaker Force

c)

Point A and Point B will have the same Force, but B will be farther away

d)

Point B will have a stronger Force, Point A is farther away and has a weaker Force

21.

Label the charges respectively:

a)

+; +

b)

+; -

c)

-; -

d)

-; +

22.
The electric flux Φ through a surface
a)
is the amount of electric field piercing the surface
b)
is the electric field multiplied by the area.
c)
does not depend on the area involved
d)
is the line integral of the electric field around the edge of the surface
23.
Charge Q is distributed uniformly throughout a spherical insulating shell. The net electric flux through the inner surface of the shell is: 
a)
0
b)
Q/e0
c)
2Q/e0
d)
Q/4*Pi*e0
24.
The area vector for a flat surface
a)
is parallel to the surface and has a magnitude equal to the length of a side of the surface.
b)
is perpendicular to the surface and has a magnitude equal to the length of a side of the surface.
c)
is parallel to the surface and has a magnitude equal to the area of the surface.
d)
is perpendicular to the surface and has a magnitude equal to the area of the surface.
25.

A physics instructor in an closed room charges an electrostatic generator to 25 mC, then carries it into the lecture hall. The net electric flux through the lecture hall walls is:

a)

0 N×m2/C

b)

25 x 10–6 N×m2/C

c)

2.2 x 105 N×m2/C

d)

2.8 x 109 N×m2/C