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Electrostatics

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Two like charges
a)
 neutralize each other.
b)
repel each other. 
c)
must be neutrons. 
d)
attract each other.
2.
The charge of an electron is 
a)
positive. 
b)
negative. 
c)
Electrons have no charge
3.
An atom loses an electron.  What type of charge does it have now?
a)
positive
b)
negative
4.
An atom gains an electron.  What type of charge does it have now?
a)
positive
b)
negative
c)
No charge
5.
When a balloon is rubbed on clothes it acquires a charge by ___________
a)
Induction
b)
reduction
c)
friction 
d)
concuction
6.
Which of the following is not a good insulator?
a)
Copper
b)
Glass
c)
rubber
d)
wool
7.
During a physics lab, a plastic strip was rubbed with cotton and became positively charged. The correct explanation for why the plastic strip becomes positively charged is that ...
a)
the plastic strip acquired extra protons from the cotton.
b)
the plastic strip acquired extra protons from the charging process 
c)
protons were created as the result of the charging process
d)
the plastic strip lost electrons to the cotton during the charging process 
8.
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 
9.
A glass rod becomes positively charged when it is rubbed with silk. This net positive charge accumulates because the glass rod
a)
gains electrons
b)
loses electrons
c)
gains protons
d)
loses protons
10.
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
11.
If two balloons have the same charge, what will happen if you place them close to each other?
a)
Nothing
b)
They will be attracted
c)
They will pop
d)
They will push each other away.
12.

What types of charges attract?

a)

Positive and Positive

b)

Positive and Neutral

c)

Negative and Neutral

d)

Positive and Negative

13.

The accumulation of excess electric charge on an object is called

a)

Static electricity

b)

Electric discharge

c)

Resistance

d)

Circuit

14.
a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

15.

What charge is the neutron?

a)

no charge (neutral)

b)

positive

c)

negative

d)

Katlyn-charged

16.
The Electric Force is strongest when charges are...
a)
close together
b)
far apart
c)
the electric force is constant everywhere
17.

Choose THREE correct statements about electrostatic charges

a)

Electrical charges are produced through friction

b)

A substance loses an electron become negatively charged

c)

A substances loses and electron becomes positively charged

d)

The repulsion and attraction produce a force

e)

Two same charges attract each other

18.

Only ____________________ can move from one another object to another object when rubbed.

a)

neutron

b)

electron

c)

proton

19.

Choose the correct reason why the hair stand and attracted to the balloon when the balloon is rubbed to the hair?

a)

Both balloon and hair are neutral

b)

Both balloon and hair are same charged

c)

The balloon is negatively charged and hair is neutral

d)

The balloon and hair are different charged

20.

A Van de Graff generator is applied to ________________________

a)

produce same charges

b)

produce different charges

c)

generate electrical charges

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