Electrostatics, Electric Fields and Coulomb's Law

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Lisa Thompson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Coulomb’s law states that the force between two charged objects will __________ when the magnitude (value) of the object’s charge increases.
increase
decrease
stay the same
first increase, then decrease
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NGSS.HS-PS2-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If one of the charges doubles, what happens to the force?
it doubles
it gets cut in half
it quadruples
it is cut by 1/4
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A point charge (q1) has a magnitude of 3x10-6 C. A second charge (q2) has a magnitude of -1.5x10-6 C and is located 0.12 m from the first charge. Determine the electrostatic force each charge exerts on the other.
-4.52 x 10-3 N
-83 N
-2.81 N
-9 x 103 N
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Consider the electric field lines shown in the diagram below. From the diagram, it is apparent that object A is ____ and object B is ____.
+,+
+,-
-,+
-,-
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NGSS.HS-PS3-5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If the distance between two charges is halved, how does the force between them change according to Coulomb's Law?
It is halved
It is quartered
It is doubled
It increases by four times
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does Coulomb's Law describe?
The relationship between electric current and magnetic fields
The force between two charges being directly proportional to the product of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
The rate of flow of electric charge
The resistance offered by a material to the flow of electric current
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
According to Coulomb's Law, what happens to the force between two charges if the charge of one is tripled and the distance between them is also tripled?
The force remains unchanged
The force is tripled
The force is nine times greater
The force is reduced to one-third
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS2-4
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