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Coulomb's Law

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 23mins

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 value is a Coulomb the unit for?

a)

Charge

b)

Force

c)

Distance

d)

Mass

3.

What value do "Newtons" represent?

a)

Electrostatic Charge

b)

Force

c)

Distance

d)

Mass

4.

The graph shows the relationship between the force of interaction and the magnitude of charge. What type of relationship is this?

a)

Direct

b)

Indirect

c)

Inverse

d)

Reverse

5.

Recap:

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

6.

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

7.

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

a)

Joules

b)

Coulombs

c)

Newtons

d)

Meters

8.

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

9.

What does Fe stand for?

a)

the electrostatic force

b)

the symbol for iron

c)

the constant for the charges

d)

the charges of the particles

10.

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

a)

Newtons

b)

Meters

c)

Coulombs

d)

Joules

11.

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

12.

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

13.

What can you do to increase the value of k?

a)

increase the force

b)

increase the distance

c)

decrease the charge

d)

nothing can be done to change the value of k; it is a constant

14.

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

a)

k = 9·10-9

b)

k = 9.8

c)

k = 6.67·10-11

d)

k = 9 ·109

15.

The law, governing the force between electric charges is known as

a)

Ampere's law

b)

Ohm's law

c)

Coulomb's law

d)

Faraday's law

16.

If the amount of charge increases, the force...

a)

stays the same

b)

gets weaker

c)

gets stonger

d)

turns into soup

17.

As electric charges get closer together, the force between them...

a)

becomes weaker

b)

becomes stronger

c)

stays the same

d)

disapears

18.

If the amount of charge decreases, the force...

a)

fluctuates wildly

b)

stays the same

c)

gets weaker

d)

gets stronger

19.

What variable is used to denote "charge"?

a)

k

b)

q

c)

r

d)

e

20.

What is the standard unit for charge?

a)

Newtons (N)

b)

Coulombs (C)

c)

Electros (e)

d)

Protos (P)

21.

What does the "k" represent in Coulomb's Law?

a)

charge

b)

Coulomb's Constant

c)

kilometers

d)

distance between charges