Coulomb's Law Relationships

What happens to the force between two charged objects when you double the distance between them?

• 2X
• 1/2X
• 4X
• 1/4X

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What happens to the force between two charged objects if you triple the magnitude of one charge? 

• 1/3X
• 3X
• 1/9X
• 9X

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What happens to the force between two charged objects if you reduce the distance between two objects from 30 cm to 10 cm?

• 1/3X
• 20X
• 3X
• 9X

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What happens to the force between two charged objects if you double the distance between them and double the magnitude of one charge?

• 4X
• 6X
• 1/2X
• 1/6X

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What happens to the force between two charged objects when you triple the magnitude of both charges?

• 3X
• 6X
• 9X
• 1/6X

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

If the distance is reduced by half, what happens to the force?

• Quadruples
• Doubles
• Triples
• Reduces by half

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

Electrostatic force F is directly proportional to:

• r^2 (distance squared)
• q1
• q2
• both q1 and q2

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

When distance increases, electrostatic force ____________; we call this relationship ____________ proportional

• decreases;directly
• decreases;inversely
• increases;inversely
• increases;directly

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What variable is a Coulomb the unit for?

• Charge
• Force
• Distance
• Mass

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What variable do "Newtons" represent?

• Electrostatic Charge
• Force
• Distance
• Mass

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