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WorksheetsElectrostatics
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the diagrams below best represents the charge distribution on a metal sphere when a positively charged plastic tube is placed nearby?
A
B
C
D
Electric charges can move most easily on which of the following objects?
glass tube
metal plate
rubber tire
plastic cup
"A positively charged object is an object that has gained protons.“
TRUE
FALSE
I DON'T KNOW
NOT SURE
If a negatively charged rod touches a conductor, the conductor will be charged by what method?
Friction
Induction
Conduction
Convection
It refers to the process of transferring charge between objects by rubbing.
charging by induction
charging by conduction
charging by convection
charging by friction
Charging by contact results in both objects having the same charge.
TRUE
FALSE
I DON'T KNOW
I'M NOT SURE
Transferring a charge without touching is ___
Conduction
Grounding
Induction
Polarization
You rubbed a balloon to your hair several times, what is the charge of your hair after the action?
Negative
Positive
Neutral
None of the above
For an object to have a positive charge, it must ____.
lose electrons
gain electrons
gain protons
lose proton
Select all that describe insulators.
allow charges to flow easily
do not allow charges to flow easily
plastic
metal
surround a wire
Like charges ___________________ and unlike charges ____________.
attract, repel
repel, attract
neither repel nor attract
either attract or repel
During a physics lab, a plastic strip was rubbed with cotton and became positively charged. The correct explanation for why the plastic strip becomes positively charged is that ...
The plastic strip acquired extra protons from the cotton.
The plastic strip acquired extra protons from the charging process
Protons were created as the result of the charging process
The plastic strip lost electrons to the cotton during the charging process
What is the end result of charging by friction?
Both objects have the same charge, so they will attract one another.
Both objects have the same charge, so they will repel one another.
Both objects have the opposite charge, so they will attract one another.
Both objects have the opposite charge, so they will repel one another.
The charge of an electron is _______
negative
positive
neutral
none of the above
If two balloons have the same charge, what will happen if you place them close to each other?
Nothing
They will be attracted
They will pop
They will push each other away.
