ELECTROSTATICS REVIEW QUESTIONS

The gravitational force is ________________than the electrical force.

If an object gains electrons it has a ____charge.

The only atomic particle that can move from one object to another is the ___________ and it has a ____________charge.

If an atom has equal numbers of protons and electrons it is said to be _____________.

The unit for charge is the ______________.

The relationship between force and the distance between charges is _________________. Hint: When the distance decreases, the force _______________.

A _________________ is a device used for determining the charge on an object.

Once a charge that has gained electric potential energy is released, the potential energy is converted to ______________ energy.

Electric potential is measured in _________.

An atom that has gained or lost an electron is called a ________________.

_____________occurs when the charges within a neutral object are separated causing one side of the object to be positive and one side to be negative.

The space around an electric charge is called an ____________.

Electric field lines point _______ from a positive charge.

Materials that allow charge to move freely are called __________________.

Two examples of conductors include:

Touching the ground to eliminate excess charge is called ________.

Charging a neutral object by touching it with a charged object is called charging by ________.

The study of electric charges is called ____________.

Like charges __________ and unlike charges __________________.

If an object has a positive charge is has _______electrons than protons.

When an object is charged by friction, _________ are _________from one object to another.

Materials in which charge does not move easily are called _____________________.

Two examples of insulators are:

Electric potential energy is measured in _______.

The electric field is a _________quantity because it has ________ and direction.

Electric field strength is measured in _____.

An electric charge gains energy when _______is done on the charge. Hint: This is done when the charge is moved against the electric field.