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General Physics 2 (Quiz 1)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A conducting sphere has a net charge of –6.4 × 10–17C. What is the approximate number of excess electrons on the sphere?

a)

100

b)

200

c)

300

d)

400

2.

Complete the following statement: When an ebonite rod is rubbed with animal fur, the rod becomes negatively charged as ___________.

a)

positive charges are transferred from the fur to the rod.

b)

negative charges are transferred from the rod to the fur.

c)

negative charges are created on the surface of the rod.

d)

negative charges are transferred from the fur to the rod.

3.

Which one of the following statements is true concerning the magnitude of the electric field at a point in space?

a)

It is a measure of the total charge on the object.

b)

It is a measure of the electric force per unit charge on a test charge.

c)

It is a measure of the electric force per unit mass on a test charge.

d)

It is a measure of the ratio of the charge on an object to its mass.

4.

An electron traveling horizontally enters a region where a uniform electric field is directed upward. What is the direction of the force exerted on the electron once it has entered the field?

a)

to the left

b)

to the right

c)

upward

d)

downward

5.

Which one of the following statements is true concerning the strength of the electric field between two oppositely charged parallel plates?

a)

It is zero midway between the plates.

b)

It is constant between the plates except near the edges.

c)

It is a maximum near the positively charged plate.

d)

It is a maximum near the negatively charged plate.

6.

Which of the following is TRUE about electric charge?

a)

It can be lost.

b)

It can be destroyed.

c)

It can be transferred from atom to atom.

d)

It is created from a chemical reaction.

7.

Which of the following is the most effective conductor?

a)

iron

b)

water

c)

wood

d)

oil

8.

What is the direction of the electric field at the test point on the -x-axis, 50 cm from the charge q = +5.00nC which is located at the origin?

a)

eastward

b)

westward

c)

northward

d)

southward

9.

An electron traveling horizontally from North to South enters a region where a uniform electric field is directed downward. What is the direction of the electric force exerted on the electron once it has entered the field?

a)

to the east

b)

to the west

c)

upward

d)

downward

10.

Of the following quantities, the one that is not a scalar in character is ______

a)

charge

b)

electric field

c)

energy

d)

electric potential

11.

How is the direction of the electric field lines related to the equipotential surface?

a)

perpendicular

b)

parallel

c)

depends on the sign of the charge

d)

undetermined

12.

What is the energy per unit charge?

a)

current

b)

frequency

c)

power

d)

voltage

13.

If a neutral atom has 22 protons in its nucleus, the number of surrounding electrons is

a)

less than 22

b)

22

c)

more than 22

d)

unknown

14.

A difference between Newton’s law of gravity and Coulomb’s law is that only one of these ________.

a)

is a fundamental physical law.

b)

uses a proportionality constant.

c)

invokes the inverse-square law.

d)

involves repulsive as well as attractive forces.

15.

When a negatively charged balloon is placed against a non-conducting wall, positive charges in the wall are __________.

a)

attracted to the balloon.

b)

repelled from the balloon.

c)

too bound to negative charges in the wall to have any effect.

d)

neutralized.