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Coulomb's Law

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When distance increases, electrostatic force ____________; we call this relationship ____________ proportional
a)
decreases;directly
b)
decreases;inversely
c)
increases;inversely
d)
increases;directly
2.
What variable is a Coulomb the unit for?
a)
Charge
b)
Force
c)
Distance
d)
Mass
3.

What happens to the force between two charged objects when you halve the distance between them?

a)

2X

b)

1/2X

c)

4X

d)

1/4X

4.

Coulomb’s law states that the force between two charged objects will __________ when the magnitude of the object’s charge increases.

Coulomb’s law also states that the force between two charged objects will __________ when the distance between objects increases.

a)

increase; increase

b)

increase; decrease

c)

decrease; increase

d)

decrease; decrease

5.

Which two particles are attracted to each other?

a)

Two neutrons

b)

A proton and an electron

c)

Two protons

d)

An electron and a neutron

6.

A repulsive force exists between which two particles?

a)

Two neutrons

b)

An electron and a neutron

c)

An electron and a proton

d)

Two protons

7.

If one of the charges doubles, what happens to the force?

a)

it doubles

b)

it gets cut in half

c)

it quadruples

d)

it is cut by 1/4

8.

Coulomb’s law states that the force between two charged objects will __________ when the magnitude (value) of the object’s charge increases.

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

d)

first increase, then decrease

9.

The variable "r" in Coulomb's Law would have what units?

a)

Joules

b)

Coulombs

c)

Newtons

d)

Meters

10.

What does "r" measure?

a)

the distance between the two charged objects

b)

the amount of charge carried by the objects

c)

the amount of force between two charged objects

d)

the constant value for forces between the objects

11.

What will be the units of F (or Fe)?

a)

Newtons

b)

Meters

c)

Coulombs

d)

Joules

12.

What does q measure?

a)

the distance between the two charged objects

b)

the amount of charge carried by the object

c)

the amount of force between two charged objects

13.

Why are there two q's in the equation?

a)

because there are two charged objects

b)

because there are protons and electrons

c)

because the particles are moving away from each other

d)

because the particles are moving towards each other

14.

Which is the value of the constant in Coulomb's equation?

a)

ke = 9·10-9

b)

ke = 9.8

c)

ke = 6.67·10-11

d)

ke = 9 ·109

15.
If the distance doubles, what happens to the force?
a)
Reduced by half
b)
Reduced by 1/4
c)
Stays the same
d)
Quadruples