WorksheetsUnderstanding Electric Charges and Fields
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the SI unit of electric charge?
Volt
Ampere
Coulomb
Ohm
Which of the following is true about electric charges?
Like charges attract
Unlike charges repel
Like charges repel
Charges have no effect on each other
The force between two point charges is 10 N. If the distance between them is doubled, what will be the new force?
5 N
2.5 N
20 N
40 N
What is the charge of an electron?
+1.6×10−19 C
−1.6×10−19 C
+1.6×1019 C
−1.6×1019 C
Coulomb's law states that the force between two point charges is:
Directly proportional to the product of the charges
Inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
Directly proportional to the distance between them
Both a and b
What happens to the electric field strength as you move away from a point charge?
It increases
It decreases
It remains constant
It oscillates
The principle of conservation of charge states that:
Charge can be created or destroyed
The total charge in an isolated system remains constant
Charge always flows from positive to negative
Charge is always quantized
Which of the following materials is the best conductor of electricity?
Rubber
Glass
Copper
Wood
What is the electric field strength at a distance of 2 m from a point charge of 4 C?
9×109 N/C
18×109 N/C
4.5×109 N/C
2.25×109 N/C
Which of the following is NOT a method of charging an object?
Friction
Conduction
Induction
Radiation
What is the net charge on a neutral atom?
Positive
Negative
Zero
It depends on the atom
The electric field lines of a positive point charge:
Point towards the charge
Point away from the charge
Form closed loops
Are always parallel
What is the force between two charges of 3 C and 4 C separated by 2 m?
27×109 N
54×109 N
108×109 N
216×109 N
Which of the following is true about electric field lines?
They can cross each other
They always form closed loops
They start on positive charges and end on negative charges
They repel each other
What happens to the electrostatic force when the distance between two charges is tripled?
It becomes 31 of the original force
It becomes 91 of the original force
It becomes 3 times the original force
It becomes 9 times the original force
