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Electrical Forces and Charges

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is Coulomb's Law?

a)

Coulomb's Law describes the electrostatic force between charged objects.

b)

Coulomb's Law only applies to magnetic forces.

c)

Coulomb's Law is related to Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation.

d)

Coulomb's Law states that opposite charges repel and like charges attract.

2.

Differentiate between conductors and insulators in terms of electrical charges.

a)

Conductors repel electrical charges, while insulators attract them.

b)

Conductors allow the flow of electrical charges, while insulators do not.

c)

Insulators allow the flow of electrical charges, while conductors do not.

d)

Conductors and insulators both prevent the flow of electrical charges.

3.

What is the SI unit of electric charge?

a)

Coulomb

b)

Ampere

c)

Joule

d)

Ohm

4.

An insulator is a material that:

a)

Transfers thermal and electrical energy

b)

Transfers electrical energy and slows thermal energy

c)

Slows electrical energy and allows thermal energy to pass

d)

Slows thermal and electrical energy from transferring

5.

What is a conductor?

a)

Material that does NOT transfer energy.

b)

Materials that are connected to circuits.

c)

Materials that transfer energy.

d)

Materials that are made of energy.

6.
The plastic covering is there to:
a)
Provide a conductor for electrical energy to flow.
b)
Provide an insulator so that electrical energy will not pass outside of the wires.
c)
Provide a conductor so that electrical energy can NOT flow.
d)
Provide an insulator so that electrical energy can flow.
7.
The metal copper is there to:
a)
Provide a conductor for energy to flow from one place to another.
b)
Provide an insulator for energy to flow from one place to another.
c)
Provide an insulator to slow the flow of energy.
d)
Provide a conductor so slow the flow of energy.
8.

According to Coulomb's Law, what is the relationship between the distance separating two charges and the strength of the electric force between them?

a)

The force increases as the distance decreases.

b)

The force decreases as the distance increases.

c)

The force is not affected by the distance between the charges.

d)

The force decreases as the distance decreases.

9.

According to Coulomb's Law, the greater the separation distance between two charges, the greater the magnitude of the electric force. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

10.
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