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Electrostatics Test Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What do you call the process of charging a conductor by bringing it near another charged object?
a)
induction
b)
polarization
c)
neutralization
d)
conduction
2.

When you charge a balloon by rubbing it on your hair this is an example of what method of charging?

a)

Friction

b)

Conduction

c)

Grounding

d)

Induction

3.

What method of charging was used to get Ms. E's hair to stick up?

a)

Friction

b)

Conduction

c)

Induction

d)

Convection

4.

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

a)

Increases 2F

b)

Decreases

12F\frac{1}{2}F

c)

Increases 4F

d)

Decreases 14F\frac{1}{4}F

5.

The force between two charged objects is 10 N. If you triple the magnitude of both charges, what is the new force?

a)

1.1 N

b)

90 N

c)

3.3 N

d)

30N

6.
If the distance is reduced by half, what happens to the force?
a)
Quadruples
b)
Doubles
c)
Triples
d)
Reduces by half
7.
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
8.
Insulators are different than conductors in that insulators ____.
a)
do not contain electrons or protons 
b)
 do not contain any charge
c)
have a weaker affinity for electrons 
d)
do not allow charge to freely move 
9.
When a plastic rod is rubbed with wool, the wool acquires a positive charge because
a)
protons are transferred from the wool to the rod
b)
protons are transferred from the rod to the wool
c)
electrons are transferred from the rod to the wool
d)
electrons are transferred from the wool to the rod
10.

Which image shows a neutral ball after a positively charged balloon is brought near the left side, but doesn't touch?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

Coulomb's Law says that force is ______ related to charge and ______ related to the square of the distance between charges.

a)

inversely, directly

b)

directly, inversely

c)

directly, directly

d)

inversely, inversely

12.

The equations for Electrostatic Force and Gravitational Force look similar but they have some big differences. Choose all the differences between each equation.

a)

Electric force is weaker

b)

Electric force is stronger

c)

Electric force only attracts

d)

Electric force attracts and repels

13.

You need to draw a model that shows the difference between gravitational force and electric force. You will draw vectors to show the strength and direction of each force. List everything you would include in your model.

a)

BIg arrows to show the strength of gravitational force.

b)

BIg arrows to show the strength of electric force.

c)

Arrows that show repelling and attracting for electric force

d)

Arrows that show repelling and attracting for gravitational force

14.

If the leaves of an electroscope spread apart, it indicates that _____.

a)

the leaves of the electroscope are neutral

b)

the leaves of the electroscope have received a charge

c)

no charge is moving through the electroscope

d)

there is static electricity in the electroscope

15.

Which picture shows the charges on a neutral electroscope when a negatively charged rod is next to the top of the electroscope.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.

Two like charges

a)

don't interact

b)

repel

c)

attract

d)

add up to 2

17.

Particles with opposite charges

a)

attract

b)

rebel

c)

repel

d)

attack

18.

Why does the balloon stick to the neutral wall?

a)

The positive charges are attracted to the balloon.

b)

The negative charges are attracted to the balloon.

c)

The positive charges move away from the balloon,

d)

The negative charges move away from the balloon,

19.

If the distance between two charges is increased by 6, what happens to the force?

a)

Decreases

16F\frac{1}{6}F

b)

Increases 6F

c)

Decreases 136F\frac{1}{36}F

d)

Increases 36F

20.

Before the balloons and sweaters are rubbed together, both objects are __________ charged. After they are rubbed together the sweater is __________ charged and the balloon is ___________ charged

a)

negative/positive/negative

b)

neutral/positive/negative

c)

positive/negative/neutral

d)

neutral/negative/positive

21.

Describe what happens to the electric potential energy between two charges.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

22.

Describe what happens to the electric potential energy between two charges.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

23.

What happens to the electrostatic force when two charged objects are brought close together?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

You need to know the charge to answer

d)

It remains the same

24.

In conduction, one object starts charged and one is neutral. After they touch, what happens to the charges on the objects?

a)

They both have the same charge

b)

They have opposite charges

c)

They are both neutral

25.

In induction, one object starts charged and one is neutral. They are brought close to each other, what happens to the charges on the objects?

a)

They both have the same charge, temporarily

b)

They have opposite charges, temporarily

c)

They are both neutral, temporarily