WorksheetsChapter 32 Electrostatics Quiz Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
An electron has a __________________ charge.
positive
negative
neutral
A proton has a _____________________ charge.
positive
negative
neutral
An atom that has the same number of protons and electrons would be considered...
positive
negative
neutral
How do like charges (positive & positive or negative & negative) behave?
They attract each other
They repel each other
They do not interact
How do unlike/opposite charges (positive & negative) behave?
They attract each other
They repel each other
They do not interact
What is found inside the nucleus of an atom?
Electrons & Protons
Protons & Neutrons
Electrons & Neutrons
What is the SI Unit for charge?
Newtons (N)
Meters/second (m/s)
Coulombs (C)
According to Coulomb's Law, what two quantities do electrical forces depend on?
Mass & Velocity
Charge & Distance
Inertia & Speed
What kind of force causes charges to repel and attract?
Gravitational Force
Electrical Force
Momentum Force
What happens to the electrical force when the distance between two charges is doubled?
The force doubles
The force is halved
The force is cut to 1/4
What happens to the electrical force when the quantity of both charges double?
The force halves
The force doubles
The force quadruples
True or False: Electrical forces between charges are stronger when they are far apart.
True
False
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...
Charge
Momentum
Matter
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...
Contact
Friction
Induction
Materials that contain loosely bound electrons are known as...
Conductors
Insulators
Semiconductors
Materials with tightly bound electrons are considered...
Conductors
Insulators
Superconductors
Which of the following materials would make a good conductor?
Rubber
Glass
Metal
Which of the following materials would make good insulators?
Metal
Rubber
Metalloids
When a charged object is brought near a neutral insulator and the electrons rearrange themselves to create an charged effect is called...
Charge by Friction
Charge by Induction
Charged Polarization
A rubbed balloon sticking to a wall is an example of...
Charge by Friction
Charge by Induction
Charged Polarization
Select the three ways an object can be charged.
Friction
Contact
Polarization
Induction
An object that collects electrons from the air to prevent a sudden discharge (lightning) from the clouds to a building is called a...
Lightning absorber
Lightning rod
Lightning reflector
Lightning is an example of charging by...
Friction
Induction
Contact
After you scuff (pick up) electrons onto your socks will walking across a carpet, are your socks positively or negatively charged?
Positively charged
Negatively charged
After you scuff (pick up) electrons onto your socks will walking across a carpet, is the carpet positively or negatively charged?
Positively charged
Negatively charged
