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- 1. Multiple ChoiceIf two balloons have the same charge, what will happen if you place them close to each other?NothingThey will be attractedThey will popThey will push each other away.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the overall charge on this balloon? (They are the same so look at either one!)+3-6+6-3 - 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the name of this device that is used to detect charges?beakerelectroscopevan de graff generatorchargometer
- 4. Multiple ChoiceCompared to insulators, metals are better conductors of electricity because metals contain more freeprotonselectronspositive ionsnegative ions
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe accumulation of excess electric charge on an object is calledStatic electricityElectric dischargeResistanceCircuit
- 6. Multiple ChoiceA material in which electrons are able to move easilyCircuitInsulatorResistanceConductor
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe process of transferring charge by touching or rubbingInductionConductionFrictionConductor
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the unit of electric charge?VoltsAmpsCoulombsOhms
- 9. Multiple ChoiceElectrons are...positivenegativeneutral
- 10. Multiple ChoiceProtons are...positivenegativeneutral
- 11. Multiple ChoiceProtons move around and make materials more positiveTrueFalse
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAfter you rub a balloon on your hair, the balloon has a negative charge. What charge does your hair have?PositiveNegativeNeutral
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhen a glass rod is rubbed with silk and the glass rod becomes positively charged, what happens to the electrons?They are removed from the rod.They are added to the rod.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat do you call the process of charging a conductor by bringing it near another charged object?InductionPolarizationNeutralizationConduction
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe Law of Conservation of Charge states that:all atoms have more protons than electrons.only protons can be rubbed off of an atom.charge cannot be created or destroyed.charge cannot be transferred.
- 16. Multiple ChoiceAssume a rubber rod is rubbed against a rabbit fur and gains 5 electrons. Which of the following is true?The fur lost 5 electrons.The fur gained 5 electrons.The fur gained 5 protons.The fur lost 2 electrons.
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat variables affect the magnitude of the electric force between two objects with charge?charge of the first objectcharge of the second objectdistance between the chargesall of the answers
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow is the electric force between two charges affected when both of the charges are doubled?Four times as much.Two times as much.Half as much.One-quarter as much.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat materials transfer charge most easily?ConductorsInsulators
- 20. Multiple ChoiceHow is the electric force between two charges affected when the distance between the charges is halved?Four times as much.Two times as much.Half as much.One-quarter as much.
- 21. Multiple ChoiceHow is the electric force between two charges affected when the distance between the charges is doubled?Four times as much.Two times as much.Half as much.One-quarter as much.
- 22. Multiple ChoiceTwo point charges initially 4 cm apart are moved to a distance of 12 cm apart. By what factor does the resulting electric force between them change?81/31/99
- 23. Multiple ChoiceFind the magnitude of the force between two charges of 1.0 C each which are 1.0 meter apart?9E-9 N9E9 N1.1E10 N1.1E-10 N
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the unit for Electric Force?NewtonCouloumbNewtons/CouloumbNano
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhen drawing electric field lines more lines indicates a ____________ electric fieldweakerstrongerneutral
- 26. Multiple Choice
Calculate the force exerted between two charged objects separated by a distance of 0.6 m. One object has a charge of -5 C and the other has a charge of +2.0 C.
1.5E-11 N attracted
2.5E-11 N repelled
2.5E11 N attracted
7.5E-10 N attracted
- 27. Multiple ChoiceA 2 C charge experiences a force of 40 N when put at a certain location in space. The electric field at that location is..2 N/C20 N/C80 N/C42 N/C
- 28. Multiple ChoiceThe electric field in a certain region of space is 30 N/C. What is the force on a 2 C charge in that space?32 N15 N60 N45 N
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhen you draw the direction of the electric field you always use a ___________ test chargepositivenegativeneutralradioactive
- 30. Multiple ChoiceConsider the electric field lines shown in the diagram below. From the diagram, it is apparent that object A is ____ and object B is ____.+,++,--,+-,-
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a true statement about the electric field between the two plates?The field is attractive between the plates and uniform in strengthThe field is repulsive between the plates and uniform in strengthThe field is attractive between the plates and strongest near the positiveThe field is repulsive between the plates and strongest near the positive
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