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Chapter 32 Electrostatics Quiz Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

An electron has a __________________ charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

2.

A proton has a _____________________ charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

3.

An atom that has the same number of protons and electrons would be considered...

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

4.

How do like charges (positive & positive or negative & negative) behave?

a)

They attract each other

b)

They repel each other

c)

They do not interact

5.

How do unlike/opposite charges (positive & negative) behave?

a)

They attract each other

b)

They repel each other

c)

They do not interact

6.

What is found inside the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Electrons & Protons

b)

Protons & Neutrons

c)

Electrons & Neutrons

7.

What is the SI Unit for charge?

a)

Newtons (N)

b)

Meters/second (m/s)

c)

Coulombs (C)

8.

According to Coulomb's Law, what two quantities do electrical forces depend on?

a)

Mass & Velocity

b)

Charge & Distance

c)

Inertia & Speed

9.

What kind of force causes charges to repel and attract?

a)

Gravitational Force

b)

Electrical Force

c)

Momentum Force

10.

What happens to the electrical force when the distance between two charges is doubled?

a)

The force doubles

b)

The force is halved

c)

The force is cut to 1/4

11.

What happens to the electrical force when the quantity of both charges double?

a)

The force halves

b)

The force doubles

c)

The force quadruples

12.

True or False: Electrical forces between charges are stronger when they are far apart.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Electrons are never created or destroyed, but can be transferred between atoms. The total number of electrons stays the same before and after an interaction. This is known as Conservation of...

a)

Charge

b)

Momentum

c)

Matter

14.

An object can be charged by bringing a charged object near a neutral object, but they objects DO NOT touch. This is known as charging by...

a)

Contact

b)

Friction

c)

Induction

15.

Materials that contain loosely bound electrons are known as...

a)

Conductors

b)

Insulators

c)

Semiconductors

16.

Materials with tightly bound electrons are considered...

a)

Conductors

b)

Insulators

c)

Superconductors

17.

Which of the following materials would make a good conductor?

a)

Rubber

b)

Glass

c)

Metal

18.

Which of the following materials would make good insulators?

a)

Metal

b)

Rubber

c)

Metalloids

19.

When a charged object is brought near a neutral insulator and the electrons rearrange themselves to create an charged effect is called...

a)

Charge by Friction

b)

Charge by Induction

c)

Charged Polarization

20.

A rubbed balloon sticking to a wall is an example of...

a)

Charge by Friction

b)

Charge by Induction

c)

Charged Polarization

21.

Select the three ways an object can be charged.

a)

Friction

b)

Contact

c)

Polarization

d)

Induction

22.

An object that collects electrons from the air to prevent a sudden discharge (lightning) from the clouds to a building is called a...

a)

Lightning absorber

b)

Lightning rod

c)

Lightning reflector

23.

Lightning is an example of charging by...

a)

Friction

b)

Induction

c)

Contact

24.

After you scuff (pick up) electrons onto your socks will walking across a carpet, are your socks positively or negatively charged?

a)

Positively charged

b)

Negatively charged

25.

After you scuff (pick up) electrons onto your socks will walking across a carpet, is the carpet positively or negatively charged?

a)

Positively charged

b)

Negatively charged