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Static And Current Electricity

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An object that has lost electrons will have a ____________ electrical charge

a)

Positive +

b)

Negative -

c)

Neutral 0

2.

An object that has gained electrons will have a ____________ electrical charge

a)

Positive +

b)

Negative -

c)

Neutral 0

3.

The build up of electrical charge on an object by either the loss or gain of electrons is called _____________

a)

Current Electricity

b)

Static Electricity or Electrostatics

c)

Voltage Electricity

d)

Conduction

4.

An object that has the same amount of electrons and protons will have a ____________ electrical charge

a)

Positive +

b)

Negative -

c)

Neutral 0

5.

Electron affinity refers to a materials ability to ________________

a)

gain and hold onto electrons

b)

gain and hold on to protons

c)

gain and hold onto neutrons

d)

loose electrons

6.

Materials with a high electron affinity will ___________

a)

Hold onto its electrons

b)

accumulate more electrons

c)

become negatively charged

d)

All of these

7.

A material with a low electron affinity will _______________

a)

become positively charged

b)

Hold it's electrons loosely

c)

Tends to lose electrons

d)

All of these

8.

Charging by _______________ involves rubbing a material with a high electron affinity with a material with a low electron affinity.

a)

Conduction

b)

Friction

c)

Induction (Polarization)

9.

Charging by ______________ is also know as charging by contact and involves touching a neutral object to a charged object.

a)

conduction

b)

friction

c)

induction (polarization)

10.

Charging by _______ occurs when you bring a charged material close to a neutral object causing one side to become negative and the other to become positive

a)

conduction

b)

friction

c)

induction (polarization)

11.

When an object with a static charge returns to neutral it is called _____________

a)

Static Recharge

b)

Static Induction

c)

Static Discharge

12.

In electrostatics, equilibrium means____________

a)

The object has a positive charge

b)

The object has a negative charge

c)

The object is neutral

d)

The object is an ion

13.

According the the Law of Conservation of charge, if one object gains electrons, another must lose electrons, and the total number of electrons remains the same.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Conductors ___________________

a)

Have a low electron affinity

b)

Allow electrons to flow freely

c)

are generally metals

d)

All of these

e)

None of these

15.

Insulators _____________

a)

Have a high electron affinity

b)

Hold on to their electrons tightly

c)

Do not allow electrons to flow easily

d)

All of these

e)

None of these

16.

Which of the following items is a conductor

a)

A piece of paper

b)

A copper wire

c)

A balloon

d)

A wool sweater

17.

Which of the following would be considered an insulator?

a)

A paper clip

b)

A gold ring

c)

plastic sheeting

d)

a copper wire

18.

What type of charging is this?

a)

friction

b)

conduction

c)

induction (polariation)

19.

What type of charging is this?

a)

friction

b)

conduction

c)

induction (polariation)

20.

What type of charging is this?

a)

friction

b)

conduction

c)

induction (polariation)

21.

According to Coulombs law cutting the distance in between two charged object in half will cause the electrical force to increase by a factor of ____________

a)

.5

b)

2

c)

4

d)

.25

22.

According to Coulombs law doubling the distance between two charged object will cause the electrical force to decrease by a factor of ____________

a)

.5

b)

2

c)

4

d)

.25

23.

Electrical current is based on the movement of what subatomic particle?

a)

Proton

b)

Electron

c)

Neutron

d)

Quark

24.

The flow of electric charge though an material is called ____________

a)

Electrostatics

b)

Current electricity

c)

Static Electricity

d)

Resistance

25.

The SI unit of electrical current is the ___________

a)

Volt

b)

Watt

c)

Ampere

d)

Ohm

26.

The SI unit of voltage is the ___________

a)

Volt

b)

Watt

c)

Ampere

d)

Ohm

27.

The SI unit of resistance is the ___________

a)

Volt

b)

Watt

c)

Ampere

d)

Ohm

28.

Voltage is __________

a)

The difference in electrical potential between two places

b)

The pump that drives electrical current

c)

required for their to be electrical current

d)

All of these

e)

None of these

29.

The opposition to the flow of electricity is called _________

a)

Amperage

b)

Voltage

c)

Resistance

d)

Wattage

30.

In "real current" the direction of electron flow is____________

a)

from positive to negative

b)

from negative to positive

31.

In "conventional current" the direction of electron flow is____________

a)

from positive to negative

b)

from negative to positive

32.

The relationship between voltage, current, and resistance is know as ______________

a)

Volts Law

b)

Ohm's Law

c)

Watts Law

d)

Amp's Law

33.

Increasing voltage will cause electric current to ___________

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stat the same

34.

Decreasing voltage will cause electric current to ___________

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stat the same

35.

Increasing resistance in a circuit will cause current to ____________

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stay the same

36.

Decreasing resistance in a circuit will cause current to ____________

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stay the same

37.

Which of the following are example of voltage sources

a)

Battery

b)

Wall Socket

c)

Solar panel

d)

All of these

38.

Which wire would have the least resistance?

a)

14

b)

16

c)

18

d)

20

39.

Which wire would have the most resistance?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

40.

Any object that slows the flow of electrical current in a circuit is called ________________

a)

voltage source

b)

resistor

c)

wattage

d)

amperage

41.

Like water, electrical current always seeks the path of most resistance.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

What is the effect of temperature on resistance?

a)

Higher temp = higher resistance and Lower temp = lower resistance

b)

Higher temp = lower resistance and Lower temp = higher resistance

43.

Use Ohm's Law to determine the voltage in a circuit that has 2.5 A and 5 Ω of resistance.

a)

7.5 V

b)

2 V

c)

12.5 V

d)

.5 V

44.

Use Ohm's Law to determine the current in a circuit that has 12 A and 9 V.

a)

.75 A

b)

21 A

c)

1.3 A

d)

108 A

45.

Use Ohm's Law to determine the resistance in a circuit that has 6 A and 120 V.

a)

.05 Ω

b)

720 Ω

c)

114 Ω

d)

20 Ω