General Physics 2 Third Quarter Exam Review Quiz

Rate your preparedness for the Third Quarter Test in General Physics 2 from 1 to 5 in which 1 means not prepared and 5 means very prepared.

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What is the study of electromagnetic phenomena that occur when there are no moving charges?

• Electromagnetism
• Electrodynamics

• Electrochemistry
• Electrostatics

Who was the first to investigate the magnetic property of amber?

• William Gilbert

• Aristotle
• Benjamin Franklin

• Thales of Miletus

Who conducted the Legendary Kite Experiment that us brought us the scientific understanding of lightning?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Galileo Galilei
• William Gilbert

• Isaac Newton

Which of the following would most possibly be positive in charge when rubbed against a paper?

• wood

• cotton

• human hair

• rubber balloon

How many electrons must be added to an object for it to have a charge of -1.6 C?

• 1 x 10^19 electrons
• 3 x 10^19 electrons
• 2 x 10^19 electrons
• 5 x 10^18 electrons

A comb rubbed with the hair several times acquires a net charge of -0.96 C. Which of the following is TRUE about the situation?

• The comb lost electrons.

• The hair lost electrons.

• The comb and hair lost electrons.

• Neither the comb nor the hair lost electrons.

A metal sphere with a charge, -2e, sits near a metal cylinder that has a charge, +4e. If the sphere is touched to the cylinder, what is a possible final charge on each object?

• Final charge on the sphere: -4e, Final charge on the cylinder: 4e
• Final charge on the sphere: 0, Final charge on the cylinder: 0
• Final charge on the sphere: -2e, Final charge on the cylinder: 2e
• Final charge on the sphere: 1e, Final charge on the cylinder: 1e

A researcher is analyzing a particle decay process. The data for one experiment shows a particle of charge, +2e, decaying to form two new particles. One of the new particles has a charge of -e. What is the charge of the other particle, Q?

• +3e
• -2e
• +e
• -e

A researcher is analyzing a particle decay process. The data for one experiment shows a particle of charge, -e, decaying to form two new particles. One of the new particles has a charge of -2e. What is the charge of the other particle, Q?

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• 2e
• -e
• 0