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Section 10.1 Review - Exploring Static Charges

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following is a positively charged 4. When an ebonite rod is rubbed with animal fur, the rod
particle? becomes negatively charged. Why?
a. anion a. Positive charges are transferred from the fur to the rod.
b. proton b. Negative charges are transferred from the rod to the fur.
c. neutron c. Negative charges are created on the surface of the rod.
d. atom d. Negative charges are transferred from the fur to the rod.
e. electron e. Positive charges are transferred from the rod to the fur.

2. What charge does an object have if it has excess 5. A glass rod is rubbed with a cotton cloth. Which statement
electrons? is true?
a. positive a. The glass rod will become negatively charged.
b. negative b. The glass rod will become positively charged.
c. neutral c. The cotton will have a neutral charge.
d. none of the above d. The cotton will become positively charged.
e. not enough information is given e. Both will remain neutral.

3. Which of the following statements is true? 6. Compared with polyester, nylon will
a. A positively charged atom has more neutrons a. lose electrons more easily
than protons. b. lose electrons with more difficulty
b. A positively charged atom has more protons c. lose protons more easily
than neutrons. d. lose protons with more difficulty
c. A positively charged atom has more protons e. not enough information given
than electrons.
d. A positively charged atom has more electrons 7. Which of the following statements is true?
than protons. a. Electrons are able to move easily in a conductor.
e. A positively charged atom has no electrons. b. Electrons are able to move easily in an insulator.
Use the table below to answer questions 4 to 6. c. Electrons are tightly held by a conductor.
d. Protons are able to move easily in an insulator.
Electrostatic Series of Some Common Materials e. Protons are the charge carried in a conductor.
Glass
Weak 8. Which of the following materials is a good conductor?
Human hair a. glass
Nylon b. wood
Wool c. copper
d. fur
Fur
e. rubber
Silk
Cotton
Lucite (a clear plastic)
Polyester
Foam
Strong
Ebonite

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Multiple Choice
9. What is electricity?
a. a form of energy that results from the
interaction of electrons
b. a form of energy that results from the
interaction of neutrons
c. a form of energy that results from the
interaction of atoms
d. a form of resistance that results from the
interaction of charged particles
e. static charge caused by friction
Use the diagram on the right
to answer questions 10 and 11.
10. Which atomic model does
the atom represent?
a. Thomson model
b. Bohr model
c. Rutherford model
d. Bohr-Rutherford model
e. Dalton model
11. Which of the following is true for the atomic
model shown?
a. An atom consists of three types of particles:
protons, neutrons, and electrons.
b. The nucleus contains the protons, the neutrons,
and the electrons.
c. Negatively charged electrons are relatively far
from the nucleus.
d. A, B, and C are true.
e. A and C are true.
12. Which of the following is not true about sparks
from electrostatic discharge?
a. Sparks can cause explosions at grain elevators.
b. Sparks are not dangerous in any way.
c. Sparks can damage sensitive electronics.
d. Sparks can ignite gases used for anesthesia in an
operating room.
e. Sparks can damage pacemakers.
13. Which of the following is not true?
a. Lightning bolts are giant sparks caused by the
build-up of static charge.
b. Static cling causes plastic wrap to stick to your
lunch.
c. People who work on computers must reduce the
net static charges on objects to avoid damaging
sensitive circuits.
d. Static cling is never useful.
e. Static charges must be reduced in many
situations to protect people and equipment.
14. How does a clothes dryer generate static charges on
the clothes?
a. The current providing the heat in the dryer
generates static charge by induction.
b. The materials tumble and rub against each other
as the dryer drum rotates.
c. Charging by friction occurs in a clothes dryer.
d. B and C
e. A clothes dryer does not generate static charges
on the clothes.
15. What is a conductivity tester?
a. a device to distinguish between an insulator and
a conductor
b. a battery connected to two contact points and a
light bulb
c. a device to detect static charge
d. a device to distinguish between a semiconductor
and a conductor
e. A and B
16. Why must a fuel truck be grounded before it can be
fuelled?
a. to limit the build-up of static electricity, which
could spark and cause an explosion
b. to keep the truck perfectly still
c. to reduce the friction between the tires and the
pavement
d. static charge builds up on the rubber tires
e. it is not necessary to ground a fuel truck
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Section 10.1 Review - Exploring Static Charges
Written Answer Answer the following questions in your notebook.

17. Why are dust particles attracted to a newly polished car?

18. What is a semiconductor?

19. What does grounding mean?

20. Copy the following diagram into your notebook. Draw arrows to show the direction of electron flow when a
negatively charged object is grounded.

21. Why are electrical equipment and the people working on the equipment grounded?

22. On a dry winter day, you walk on a carpet and then touch a doorknob. If the doorknob is metal, you feel a shock. If
the doorknob is made of wood, you do not feel a shock. Why?

23. Explain charging by friction.

24. Why are the handles of screwdrivers often made of plastic or rubber?

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Written Answer

Answer the following questions in your notebook. Use the following diagram to answer questions 25 to 27.

25. In part A, what charge do the girl’s hair and the plastic comb have?

26. In part B, what charge do the girl’s hair and the plastic comb have?

27. Explain why the hair and comb are no longer neutral in part B.

28. List two conclusions explained by the Bohr-Rutherford model of the atom.

29. Describe how an anti-static sheet for a clothes dryer works.

30. Why is static charge a concern in an operating room?

31. Why are insulating materials, such as rubber footwear and woolen materials, not allowed in an operating room?

32. Why do some fuel trucks have chains that touch the road?

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Section 10.2 Review - Charging by Contact and by Induction
Multiple Choice

1. A pith ball electroscope is negatively charged after 5. If the electroscope is given a permanent charge by
coming in contact with a charged rod. Which induction using the rod below, what will the charge on
statement best describes what happens? the electroscope be?
a. The electrons move from the pith ball to the a. positive
charged rod. b. neutral
b. The electrons move from the charged rod to the c. negative
pith ball. d. no charge
c. The protons move from the pith ball to the e. none of the above
charged rod.
d. The protons move from the charged rod to the
pith ball.
e. The neutrons move from the pith ball to the rod.

2. What happens when a neutral object is charged by

contact?
a. The neutral object gains the same type of charge
as the charging object.
6. A negatively charged ruler is brought near a suspended
b. The neutral object gains the opposite type of
ball. The ball is repelled by the ruler. What can you
charge as the charging object. conclude from this observation?
c. It depends on what the object is made of. a. The ball is neutral.
d. The neutral object remains neutral. b. The ball is positively charged.
e. The neutral object makes the charging object c. The ball is negatively charged.
neutral. d. The ball is either neutral or positively charged.
e. not enough information is given
3. Why are tiny bits of paper attracted to a charged
rubber rod? 7. Two suspended balloons repel each other when they
a. Paper is positively charged. are brought close together. What can you conclude
b. The paper becomes temporarily oppositely about the balloons?
charged by induction. a. They have opposite charges.
c. Paper is negatively charged. b. They have the same charge.
d. The paper acquires a net positive charge by c. One balloon is neutral, and the other balloon is
induction. positively charged.
e. Rubber and paper always attract each other. d. One balloon is neutral, and the other balloon is
negatively charged.
4. A charged conductor is brought near an uncharged e. Both balloons are neutral.
insulator. Which of the following statements
is true? 8. Which of the following applies to a neutral object?
a. Both objects will repel each other. i. It is attracted to a positive surface.
b. Both objects will attract each other. ii. It is attracted to a negative surface.
c. Neither object exerts an electric force. iii. It has the same number of protons as electrons.
d. The objects will repel each other only if the
conductor has a negative charge. a. i and ii only
e. The objects will attract each other only if the b. i and iii only
conductor has a positive charge. c. ii and iii only
d. i, ii, and iii
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Multiple Choice

9. What does the law of electric charges state?
a. Unlike charges and like charges both attract.
b. Unlike charges and like charges both repel.
c. Like charges attract and unlike charges repel.
d. Like charges repel and unlike charges attract.
e. Electrons attract each other and neutrons repel
each other.
10. Which phrase best describes the electric field of a
positive charge?
a. points outward
b. points inward
c. is circular around the charge
d. moves all positive charges away
e. A and D
11. Which phrase best describes the electric field of a
negative charge?
a. points outward
b. points inward
c. is circular around the charge
d. moves all negative charges away
e. B and D
12. Which of the following methods of charging gives
the same charge as the charging object?
a. friction
b. induction
c. contact
d. A and B
e. B and C
Use the diagram below to answer questions 13 and 14.
13. The rod is negatively charged and the pith ball is
neutral. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The left side of the pith ball will become
negatively charged.
b. The left side of the pith ball will become
positively charged.
c. The pith ball will be attracted to the rod.
d. The pith ball will be repelled by the rod.
e. B and C are true.
14. What happens to the pith ball if the rod touches it?
a. The pith ball becomes positively charged.
b. The pith ball becomes negatively charged.
c. The pith ball stays uncharged.
d. The charge on the pith ball alternates between
positive and negative.
e. The charge on the pith ball alternates between
negative and neutral.
15. What is true about the leaves of an electroscope?
a. made of a metal
b. are conducting
c. separate when a charged object touches the
electroscope
d. fall together when grounded
e. All of the above are true.
16. What is true about the electric field of a charge?
a. increases as the distance from the charge
increases
b. decreases as the distance from the charge
increases
c. does not change
d. is the area around the charge where its effect is
felt
e. B and D

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Written Answer

17. In what direction will a positive charge move when placed in the electric field surrounding another positive charge?

18. Refer to the diagram below. A positively charged rod is brought near two fixed and neutral spheres. How are the
spheres charged if they are separated while the rod is kept in position?

19. What is the function of an electroscope?

20. When a neutral object is charged by induction, what charge does it become?

21. What is the difference between charging by friction and charging by contact? In your answer, explain the difference
in terms of electron transfer.

22. What type of charges move through a conductor?

23. How is the electric force between two charged objects related to the amount of charge on each object?

24. How is the electric force between two charged objects related to the distance between them?

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Written Answer

25. What determines the amount of net charge on an object?

26. Use the following diagram to explain what happens to the pith ball, and why.

27. What is the test for charge?

28. How do you determine whether an object has a neutral charge?

29. How can an electroscope be used to find out whether an object is neutral or charged?

30. Name one difference between the electric force and the force of gravity.

31. What is one similarity between the electric force and the force of gravity?

32. Name the three elements of an electroscope, and explain why they are made of metal.

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Section 10.3 Review - Charges at Work
Multiple Choice

1. What path does lightning follow? 6. The device in the following diagram is an electrostatic
a. straight precipitator. What is an electrostatic precipitator?
b. curved
c. circular
d. jagged
e. perfectly horizontal

2. Which of the following is not true about lightning?

a. The rubber tires on a car will protect you from a
lightning strike.
b. Lightning usually strikes the highest object in
an area.
c. A lightning strike carries a very large electric
current.
d. Lightning takes the path of least resistance a. a type of cleaner
between a cloud and the ground. b. a device that removes unwanted particles
e. A lightning strike can injure an unprotected c. a device that removes unwanted liquid droplets from
person. a flow of gas
d. a device to reduce pollution
3. Which of the following is true about a lightning e. all of the above
rod?
a. It is a metal sphere or point.
7. For what purpose is a Van de Graaff generator used?
b. It is attached to the highest part of a building. a. to accumulate and transfer electrons
c. It is connected to the ground. b. to charge objects
d. It provides a low-resistance path for the electric c. as an insulator
current to the ground. d. to accumulate and transfer neutrons
e. All of the above are true. e. A and D

4. Where is a person most likely to be hit by 8. What is true about the element that is used in copiers,
lightning? printers, and scanners?
a. in a field a. It is light sensitive.
b. in a boat b. The element is selenium.
c. in a house c. The element is copper.
d. in a car d. It is heat sensitive.
e. A and B e. A and B are true.

5. What is a positive ion?

a. an atom with a deficiency of electrons
b. an atom with an excess of electrons
c. a neutral atom with more neutrons
d. an atom with no charge
e. none of the above

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Written Answer

9. Name three practical uses of electric charges.

10. When do lightning strikes occur most frequently in Canada?

11. Why does a piece of paper that has just emerged from a photocopier stick to clothes?

12. Why is electrostatic spray painting a good environmental and economic choice?

Use the diagram below to answer questions 13 to 15.

13. Where is the charge generated on a Van de Graaff generator?

14. Where is the charge collected on a Van de Graaff generator?

15. By what method does the charging take place in a Van de Graaff generator?

16. What property of selenium makes it useful in a photocopier?

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Multiple Choice
1. When is there a repulsive force between two
charged objects?
a. when their charges are of unlike sign
b. when the objects have the same number of
protons
c. when their charges are of like sign
d. when they have the same number of electrons
e. when they have the same number of charges
2. When is there an attractive force between two
charged objects?
a. when their charges are of unlike sign
b. when the objects have the same number of
protons
c. when their charges are of like sign
d. when they have the same number of electrons
e. when they have the same number of charges
3. When there is an equal amount of positive and
negative charge on an object, how is the object
charged?
a. positively charged
b. negatively charged
c. neutral
d. supercharged
e. none of the above
4. A negatively charged rod is brought near one end
of an uncharged metal bar. What will the charge be
of the metal bar farthest from the charged rod?
a. positive
b. negative
c. neutral
d. alternating between positive and negative
e. alternating between positive and neutral
5. When a neutral metal sphere is charged by contact
with a positively charged glass rod, what happens
to the sphere?
a. The sphere loses electrons.
b. The sphere gains electrons.
c. The sphere loses protons.
d. The sphere gains protons.
e. The sphere gains negative charge.
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Use the following diagram to answer questions 6 and 7.
The following observations were made on the pith balls
in the diagram.
i. Ball A attracts B, and ball A repels C.
ii. Ball D attracts B, and ball D has no effect on E.
iii. A negatively charged rod attracts both A and E.
6. Which of the following statements is true?
a. A, B, and C are charged, but D and E are not
charged.
b. A and B are not charged, but C, D, and E are
charged.
c. All of them are charged.
d. Only D and E are charged.
e. A, B, and D are charged.
7. Which of the following statements could be true?
a. A and C are positively charged.
b. D and E are neutral.
c. B is negatively charged.
d. All of the above could be true.
e. A and C
8. During charging by induction, the charged object exerts
a force on the protons and electrons in a solid neutral
object, but only the electrons move. Why?
a. The protons are induced to remain still.
b. Only electrons can move in the solid.
c. The force is not strong enough to move the
protons.
d. The electrons are repelled by the protons, causing
the electrons to move.
e. None of the above.
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Written Answer

9. Name two good conductors of electricity.

10. Name two good insulators.

11. How is an electroscope grounded?

12. Name four practical applications that use electrostatic principles.

13. When do you sometimes feel an electric shock? Use electron flow in your answer.

14. What is the purpose of a ground, and where is it connected?

15. While combing your hair, what type of comb should you use? Explain your reasoning.

16. What is the main difference between charging by induction and charging by contact?Refer to the following
diagram in your answer.

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Written Answer

17. If you were wearing cotton socks and dragged your feet over a wool carpet, both your socks and the carpet
would become charged. What charge would each one get, and why?Refer to the electrostatic series table in
Section 10.1.

18. Assume you rub a material with fur and the material becomes charged. Explain how you could use a negatively
charged ebonite rod or a positively charged glass rod to determine the type of charge on the material.

19. No matter how hard you rub two objects made of the same material together, it is not possible to charge them.
Explain why.

20. Match the condition in the left column with the action in the right column.
With a negatively charged electroscope,
Actions
what happens when …
a. you bring a positive rod near the sphere on the i. The leaves move farther apart and remain there.
top of the electroscope?
b. you touch a very negative rod to the sphere on ii. There is no change in the position of the leaves
the top of the electroscope? detected.
c. you touch a copper wire connected to a water iii. The leaves temporarily move closer together.
pipe to the sphere on the top?
d. you bring a neutral rod near the sphere on the iv. The leaves fall back and hang vertically, indicating
top of the electroscope? no charge.

21. What is thunder?

22. Why do you always see lightning before you hear the thunder?

23. Explain the properties of conductors and insulators in terms of electrons.

24. Copy the following diagram into your notebook. Draw arrows to represent the magnitude and direction of the
electric fields.

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25. Explain how lightning is formed.

26. Explain, step by step, how a sphere can be negatively charged by induction using a charged rod.

27. Identify the two factors that affect the force between two charges.

28. You are caught in a thunderstorm. Should you take cover under a tree? Explain your answer.

29. Silver is an excellent conductor, yet it is rarely used in common applications. Why?

30. Match each definition in Column A to the correct term in Column B.

Column A Column B
a. method that transfers charges to Earth i. electroscope
b. equipment that can detect static charge ii. induction
c. method of charge transfer when combing your hair iii. contact
d. method of charge transfer that can produce sparks iv. grounding
e. method of charge transfer when an object is touched v. friction

31. How are electric sparks produced?

32. What method of charge transfer is involved when a spark is formed?

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