Grade 10 Physics: Introduction to Charge
A worksheet covering fundamental concepts of electric charge, including types of charge, interactions, and methods of charging objects, suitable for Grade 10 physics students.
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Grade 10 Physics: Introduction to Charge
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for calculations.
1. Which of the following statements about electric charge is true?
Like charges attract each other.
Opposite charges repel each other.
Electric charge is conserved.
Only positive charges exist.
2. What is the SI unit of electric charge?
Ampere
Volt
Ohm
Coulomb
3. Objects can become charged by friction, conduction, or .
4. The smallest unit of charge is carried by a(n) .
5. A neutral object contains no electric charges.
True
False
6. Insulators allow electric charge to move freely through them.
True
False
7. Describe the difference between charging by conduction and charging by induction.
8. Explain why rubbing a balloon on your hair can make it stick to a wall.
9. A glass rod is rubbed with a silk cloth. The glass rod becomes positively charged. What type of charge does the silk cloth acquire and why?