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SNC1D Chapter 10 test: Electrostatics

Section A. Knowledge/Understanding: Vocabulary Questions (10 marks)

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Directions: Match the vocabulary words in Column 1 with the choices in Column 2.

Column 1 Column 2
Vocabulary Words Choices

1. electron A. electric charge that builds up on the surface

of an object

2. static electricity B. a small negatively charged particle outside

the nucleus of an atom

3. induction C. a material that allows electrons to change

positions

4. conductor D. charging an object by inducing a charge in a

neutral object, and then grounding the newly
charged object so that it retains the charge

5. electric discharge E. a process in which electric charges are

transferred very quickly.

6. Electroscope F. process of connecting a charged object to the

Earths surface

7. Insulator G. A metal pole with a wire attached to it that

runs to the ground.

8. Electrostatics H. the study of static charges.

 9. Grounding I. Instrument that detects static charge.

10. Lightning rod J. Solid, liquid or gas that resists or blocks the
movement of electrons.

Section B. Knowledge/Understanding: Multiple Choice Questions (15 marks)

Directions: Place the letter of the correct answer in the space provided.

1. When a piece of wood is rubbed with cat fur, electrons are

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(a) Transferred from the cat fur to the wood
(b) Transferred from the wood to the cat fur
(c) not transferred at all
(d) dissipate into the air Answer: _____

2. Where is the best place to be during a thunder storm?

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(a) In your house.
(b) Outside under a tree.
(c) In a boat.
(d) playing golf. Answer: _____

3. Combing your hair with a plastic comb is an example of charging by

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(a) Induction
(b) Contact
(c) Grounding
(d) Friction Answer: _____

4.What does the word static mean?

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(a) Stationary
(b) Electricity
 (c) moving
(d) fast Answer: _____

5.What is friction?
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(a) When two objects repel each other
(b) A story that describes imaginary events and people
(c) The force resisting the relative motion of two surfaces
(d) When object attract each other Answer: _____

6.Protons have a ___________ charge.

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(a) Slow
(b) Neutral
(c) Positive
(d) Negative Answer: _____

7.These particles move to charge objects?

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(a) Neutrons
(b) Protons
(c) Atoms
(d) Electrons Answer: _____

8.An object that has more electrons than protons is said to be?
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(a) neutral
(b) positive
(c) negative
(d) grounded
Answer: _____
9. When a charged object comes near an electroscope and the leaves repel, it is said that the
electroscope has been charged by?
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(a) friction
(b) grounding
(c) contact
(d) induction Answer: _____

10. Metals are good examples of?

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(a) insulators
(b) conductors
(c) neutrons
(d) protons Answer: _____
11. Charging by _____________ makes the neutral item become the same charge as the item
touching it.
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(a) Grounding
(b) Friction
(c) Induction
(d) Contact Answer: _____

12. Induction is the movement of ___________ within a substance?

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(a) Protons
(b) Neutrons
(c) Electrons
(d) Atoms Answer: _____
13. _____________ is the process of connecting a charged object to the Earths surface?
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(a) contacting
(b) grounding
(c) inducing
(d) discharging Answer: _____

14. When electric charges are transferred very quickly, the process is called?
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(a) Electron affinity
(b) Electrostatics
(c) Grounding
(d) Electrical Discharge Answer: _____

15. Which of the following would be a good insulator?

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(a) Rubber
(b) Copper
(c) aluminium
(d) Iron Answer: _____

Section C: Thinking/Inquiry: (5 marks)

Use the turboelectric series to determine the charge when the objects are rubbed together.

1. Glass and plastic wrap

2. Silk and human hair

3. Cotton and ebonite

4. steel and wood

5. Amber and nylon

Section D: Communication: Questions with Written Answers (8 marks)

Directions: Answer the following questions in complete and meaningful sentences. (4 marks)
1. State the laws of attraction and repulsion. Include a description of what happens when two
positively charged objects encounter each other, when two negatively charged objects
encounter each other, and when one positively charged object encounters one negatively
charged object.
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2. What is electron affinity and how is it related to the triboelectric series? (2 marks)
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3. We assume water is neutral to start off with, however, some may argue that the water is
charged. Why might some people think this? (refer to the water and balloon experiment from
the lab) ? (2 marks)
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Section D Application . Electrostatic Drawings REMEMBER to label all

diagrams correctly. (15 marks)

1. Friction
Rub a piece of cotton with glass, show using a diagram which object would become
negatively charged and which object would become positively charged by friction.

2. Contact

Draw a diagram to show what happens when a positive glass rod comes into contact with an
electroscope. (5 marks)

3. Induction with grounding

Draw a diagram to show what happens when you bring a negatively charged ebonite rod close to
an electroscope then ground it. (5 marks)
b) Using the negatively charged item from question 1, draw a diagram to show it touching an
electroscope

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Bonus(1mark)