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Exercise : Electrostatic and Coulomb Force

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What types of charges attract?
a)
Positive and Positive
b)
Positive and Neutral
c)
Negative and Neutral
d)
Positive and Negative
2.
If an object has the same number of positive and negative charges, its electrical charge is...
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
neutral or no charge
d)
opposite
3.
If a substance has a higher number of electrons than protons on its surface, what type of charge does it have?
a)
A positive charge.
b)
A negative charge.
c)
A neutral charge
d)
No charge at all
4.

What happens when you touch a metal doorknob after rubbing your shoes on the carpet?

a)

The doorknob sends a burst of electric current into your body

b)

Millions of electrons go from your finger into the doorknob

c)

The doorknob sends millions of electrons into your finger

d)

Your finger becomes negatively charged

5.
Static charges build up when
a)
protons move within an object
b)
electrons move within an object
c)
neutrons move within an object
d)
the nucleus moves within an object
6.

The process of separating opposing charges within an object is known as ___.

a)

Polarization

b)

Induction

c)

Radiation

d)

Conduction

7.
Two like charges
a)
 neutralize each other.
b)
repel each other. 
c)
must be neutrons. 
d)
attract each other.
8.
The charge of an electron is 
a)
positive. 
b)
negative. 
c)
Electrons have no charge
9.
Which of the following is not a good insulator?
a)
Copper
b)
Glass
c)
rubber
d)
wool
10.
What is the name of the particle that is being transferred?
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
d)
Positron
11.
What is the overall charge on this balloon? (They are the same so look at either one!)
a)
+3
b)
-6
c)
+6
d)
-3
12.
What is the name of this device that is used to detect charges?
a)
beaker
b)
electroscope
c)
van de graff generator
d)
chargometer
13.
The SI unit of charge is
a)
the ampere
b)
the newton
c)
the coulomb
d)
the joule
14.

What direction is the force on Charge 1?

a)

Up

b)

Down

c)

Left

d)

Right

15.

Which diagram correctly shows the electric field around a negative charge?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

they are both positive

16.
What variable do "Newtons" represent?
a)
Electrostatic Charge
b)
Force
c)
Distance
d)
Mass
17.

According to Coulomb's Law, when the distance increases, the electrostatic force ____________.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains unchanged

d)

has no relationship to distance

18.

A repulsive force exists between which two particles?

a)

Two neutrons

b)

An electron and a neutron

c)

An electron and a proton

d)

Two protons

19.

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

a)

ke = 9·10-9

b)

ke = 9.8

c)

ke = 6.67·10-11

d)

ke = 9 ·109

20.

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