Electrostatics Worksheet
A Grade 10 Science worksheet covering fundamental concepts of electrostatics, including charge, forces, and methods of charging.
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Electrostatics Fundamentals
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all work for calculations.
1. Which of the following statements is true regarding electric charges?
Like charges attract, opposite charges repel.
Like charges repel, opposite charges attract.
All charges attract each other.
All charges repel each other.
2. An object becomes positively charged when it:
Gains protons
Loses protons
Gains electrons
Loses electrons
3. The fundamental unit of electric charge is the .
4. Charging by involves transferring charge through direct contact.
5. The force between two charged objects is described by 's Law.
6. An object charged by induction will have the same type of charge as the charging object.
True
False
7. Conductors allow electric charge to move freely through them.
True
False
8. Describe the difference between charging by friction and charging by conduction.
9. Explain why a neutral object can be attracted to a charged object.