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Electrostatics Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When you brush your hair with a comb your hair has a positive charge after. What happened?

a)

Protons from the comb went to your hair

b)

Electrons from the comb went to your hair

c)

Electrons from your hair went to the comb

d)

Protons from your hair went to the comb

2.
As a pair of charges is brought close together, the force between them
a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Increases only if they are the same sign

d)

Increases only if they are the opposite sign

3.
When a plastic rod is rubbed with wool, the wool acquires a positive charge because
a)
protons are transferred from the wool to the rod
b)
protons are transferred from the rod to the wool
c)
electrons are transferred from the rod to the wool
d)
electrons are transferred from the wool to the rod
4.

Materials that resist the flow of charge across its surface are

a)

Insulators

b)

Conductors

c)

Neither of them

5.

Materials that allow electrons to flow are

a)

Good conductors

b)

Good insulators

c)

Good anti-static agents

d)

Useful for storing charge

6.

When a charged metal touches a neutral metal they are charged by

a)

Induction

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

d)

Insulation

7.

An electron has what charge?

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

Neutral

8.

An proton has what charge?

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

Neutral

9.

Opposite charges

a)

Attract

b)

Repel

c)

Have no reaction

d)

Neutralize

10.

Like charges

a)

Attract

b)

Repel

c)

Have no reaction

d)

Neutralize

11.

A charged object will_____ a neutral object

a)

Attract

b)

Repel

c)

Have no reaction with

d)

Neutralize

12.

A negative metal rod touches a neutral metal sphere. After touching they

a)

both have a negative charge

b)

both have a positive charge

c)

have opposite charges

d)

have no charge

13.

This object has more electrons than protons. It has a net

a)

negative charge

b)

positive charge

c)

neutral charge

14.

How does the electric force change when you double BOTH charges?

a)

doubles

b)

quadruples

c)

1/2

d)

1/4

15.

How does the electric force change when you triple the distance between them?

a)

9 times larger

b)

triples

c)

1/3

d)

1/9

16.

How does the electric force change when you double the distance between them?

a)

quadruples

b)

doubles

c)

1/2

d)

1/4

17.

After grounding an object it becomes

a)

negative

b)

positive

c)

neutral

d)

More brittle

18.

A ball hanging from a string is attracted to a negative rod. The ball

a)

Must be positive

b)

Must be negative

c)

May be positive or neutral

d)

Must be neutral

19.

Which of the following happens when an object is polarized?

a)

A charged object is held nearby and opposite charges attract while negatives repel within the object

b)

Excess electrons leave the object through connecting a ground

c)

An object removes excess protons into a ground

d)

An object gains a negative charge through static shock