Static Electricity Quiz
Studying this course? Keep your progress in one place.
Pick an answer for each. Quizzes never use energy.
5 questions, one answer each
Each answer is checked as you go, with why.
See all 5 questions
1. When a polythene rod is rubbed with a cloth, electrons are transferred to the rod. What type of charge does the polythene rod become?
- A. Negatively charged
- B. Positively charged
- C. Neutral
- D. It depends on the colour of the cloth
2. Which statement correctly describes the forces between charged objects?
- A. Two positively charged objects always attract each other
- B. A positive charge and a negative charge repel each other
- C. Two negatively charged objects repel each other
- D. The force between charges depends only on their size
3. Static electricity can be dangerous when refuelling aircraft. Why is this a risk?
- A. The fuel becomes too hot to use
- B. Friction during refuelling can create static charge, and a spark could ignite the fuel vapour
- C. Static electricity reduces the quality of the fuel
- D. The aircraft's metal body prevents all static charge from building up
4. An electric field is represented by field lines around a charged object. What do the field lines indicate about the electric field?
- A. The amount of charge on the object
- B. The direction in which a positive charge would be pushed and the strength of the field
- C. The speed at which charges move through space
- D. The type of material the charged object is made from
5. A charged object experiences a force of 0.5 N in an electric field of strength 2500 N/C. What is the charge on the object? (Higher Tier)
- A. 0.0002 C
- B. 0.5 C
- C. 2500 C
- D. 5000 C