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Coulomb's Law

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

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

2.

The Coulomb is the unit for:

a)

Charge

b)

Force

c)

Distance

d)

Mass

3.

What happens to the force between two charged objects when you double the distance between them?

a)

it doubles

b)

it is cut in half

c)

it quadruples

d)

it is cut by 1/4

4.

If one of the charges doubles, what happens to the force?

a)

it doubles

b)

it gets cut in half

c)

it quadruples

d)

it is cut by 1/4

5.

What is the unit for electrostatic charge?

a)

Coulombs

b)

Newtons

c)

Meters

d)

Joules

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.

What would a negative value for Fe mean?

a)

The particles are moving away from each other

b)

The particles have the same charge

c)

The particles have opposite charges

d)

The particles are moving towards each other

8.

Select all answer that apply:


What kinds of particles do Coulomb's Law apply to?

a)

electrons

b)

protons

c)

neutrons

d)

neutral atoms

9.

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

10.

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

a)

Joules

b)

Coulombs

c)

Newtons

d)

Meters

11.

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

12.

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

13.

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

14.

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

a)

Newtons

b)

Meters

c)

Coulombs

d)

Joules

15.

As the value of r increases, what happens to the value of F?

a)

F increases

b)

F decreases

c)

F never changes, q does

d)

Cannot know from the information

16.

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

17.

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

18.

What can you do to increase the value of k?

a)

change the force

b)

change the distance

c)

change the charge

d)

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

19.

An attractive force exists between which two particles?

a)

Two neutrons

b)

An electron and a neutron

c)

An electron and a proton

d)

Two electrons

20.

Coulomb's Law is __________ proportional.

a)

directly

b)

inversely

c)

polymetrically

d)

exponentially