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SCIENCE GRADE 9 CHAPTER 5 PG

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Insulators are different than conductors in that insulators ____.
a)
do not contain electrons or protons 
b)
 do not contain any charge
c)
have a weaker affinity for electrons 
d)
do not allow charge to freely move 
2.

The charge of an electron is . . . .

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

both positive and negative

3.

Two like charges will . . . .

a)

 neutralize each other.

b)

repel each other. 

c)

must be neutrons. 

d)

attract each other.

4.
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
5.
Which of the following is caused by static electricity?
a)
a stove getting hot when it is turned on
b)
a magnet being attracted to a refrigerator
c)
a lightning strike during a storm
d)
a light bulb coming on when a switch is turned on
6.
An object becomes postiively charged when which of the following occurs?
a)
loses electrons
b)
gains electrons
c)
loses protons
d)
gains neutrons
7.
In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is equal to the number of _______.
a)
Neutrons
b)
Orbits
c)
Protons
d)
subatomic particles
8.

An object becomes charged when the atoms in the object gain or lose . . . .

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

all of the above

9.

The following options are applications of static electricity, except . . . .

a)

Photocopying

b)

Maglev Trains

c)

Pollution and smoke control from factories

d)

Painting cars to spread paint evenly

10.

In which two arrangements do the rods experience a force of repulsion?

a)

M and N

b)

O and P

c)

M and P

d)

N and O

11.

A cloth is used to rub an uncharged plastic rod. Both the rod and cloth become charged. Why does the plastic rod become negatively charged and the cloth become positively charged?

a)

The rod gains electrons and the cloth gains positive charges

b)

The rod gains loses and the cloth loses positive charges

c)

The rod loses electrons and the cloth gains electrons

d)

The rod gains electrons and the cloth loses electrons

12.

The diagram shows a positively charged conducting sphere and a wire connected to earth. What happens when the wire is touched onto the sphere?

a)

Electrons flow from earth to the sphere

b)

Electrons flow from the sphere to earth

c)

Positive charge flows from earth to the sphere

d)

Positive charge flows from the sphere to earth

13.

 A balloon is rubbed against a student's hair and then touched to a wall. The balloon sticks to the wall due to . . . .

a)

magnetic forces between the particles of the balloon and the particles of the wall

b)

electrostatic forces between the particles of the balloon and the particles of the wall

c)

magnetic forces between the particles of the wall

d)

electrostatic forces between the particles of the balloon

14.

Two isolated metal spheres are both negatively charged. The spheres are brought close to each other but do not touch. Which diagram shows the charge distribution in the spheres?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.
What do you call the process of charging a conductor by bringing it near another charged object?
a)
induction
b)
polarization
c)
neutralization
d)
conduction