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Static Electricity

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class
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1.

A negatively charged rubber wand is touched to a metal sphere. The metal sphere becomes negatively charged. Which form of charging is this?

a)

Contact

b)

Friction

c)

Induction

d)

Proton charging

2.

When you increase the distance between charged objects, the force...

a)

decreases.

b)

increases.

c)

does not change.

d)

shocks you.

3.

Electric charge is measured in units of

a)

Newton (N)

b)

Joule (J)

c)

Kilogram (Kg)

d)

Coulomb (C)

4.

What is shown in the image?

a)

Replusion

b)

Attraction

c)

Induction

d)

Friction

5.

A rubber wand becomes negatively charged when rubbed vigorously with a wool cloth. Which form of charging is this?

a)

Friction

b)

Induction

c)

Translation

d)

Conduction

6.

Which of these is an example of charging by induction?

a)

Rubbing a neutrally charged ballon on a sweater

b)

Moving your negatively charged finger toward a doorknob

c)

Touching a neutrally charged doorknob

d)

Placing two negatively charged balloons close to each other

7.

How does an object become negatively charged?

a)

by losing electrons

b)

by gaining electrons

c)

by gaining protons

d)

by losing neutrons

8.

If you bring one negatively charged balloon close to another negatively charged balloon what will happen?

a)

They will pop

b)

They will repel

c)

They will attract

d)

They will discharge

9.

What is an electric force?

a)

attractive or repulsive interaction between two charged objects

b)

the difference in the number of protons and electrons

c)

the distance between two charged objects

d)

the movement of electrons from one atom to another

10.
Which part of the atom is positively charged?
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
11.

Which word best describes this picture?

a)

Charging by Friction

b)

Charging by Conduction

c)

Charging by Telekinesis

d)

Polarization

12.

If the charge of q1q_1  is doubled, what would happen to the force?

a)

It would double (x2)

b)

It would quadruple (x4)

c)

It would half (x1/2)

d)

It would quarter (x1/4)

13.
If you rub a glass rod with a piece of silk, the rod becomes positively charged. This means that
a)
friction destroyed electrons in the rod.
b)
the silk has become negatively charged.
c)
protons have moved to the rod.
d)
glass attracts more protons.
14.
The "Q" in Coulomb's Law stands for
a)
the mass of charges objects.
b)
the distance of charged objects.
c)
the force of charged objects.
d)
the charge of charged objects.