Honors Physics 2014-15 Name: Coulomb's Law Quiz Period 1. Two charges are 8 m apart and have a force of 2N. What will the new force be if the (YD distance between the charges is now 4 m apart? ‘@) 16N aN °) 4N d) 1N 2. If two charged objects repel each other with a 5 N force when placed a certain distance apart, how much force will the repel each other when one of the charges is doubled? a)5N by1ON ()20N d) 40 N 3. Apositive and negative charge are held near each other. When they are released, the force on each particle will most likely a. increase b. decrease &, stay the same. In questions 4 & 5, match a letter from each of the following graphs with its corresponding mathematical statement. yt vt ' i 1 1 — 1 I { —_ + a * d 4. Which graph represents the relationship between Force (Y axis) and distance (X axis) between two charged objects following Coulomb's Law? 4 5. Which graph represents the relationship between the Force (Y axis) and charge (X axis) between two charged objects following Coulomb's Law? d 6. What is the primary purpose of a lightning rod? a) to attract lightning b) to prevent lightning strikes by not allowing charges to build up. @)to divert lightning into the ground. d) to create lightning 7. Why are you safe inside your car if itis struck by lightning? a) because of the insulating rubber tires. b) because your car is not a good conductor. @pecause the charge will flow around the outside of the car d) nonsense, you are not safe! Page 1 of 2= "hfs K=9x10? yc=10%C , Written: 1, Two charged spheres are separated by a distance of 0.25m. Sphere A has a charge of +1.5 uC and sphere 2 has a charge of -1.8uC. What is the force between these spheres? Is this force attractive or repulsive? How do you know? fF: Wise x14 0d) the force i, adbrachye = tecas® oP the chaged > oud ; » OC2F being apes tke. 88 NY 2. a. Draw the charges on the thundercloud and the ground, buildings and tree, the nega: xely ¢ hang.) he. par of ¥ nd, pelevize’ He gyeond and everything am ye par —ekchions away, leary behind protons Page 2 of 2 10