Unit 6 Quiz 1 Practice Questions

1. When a plastic rod is rubbed with wool, the wool acquires a positive charge because
electrons are transferred from the wool to the rod
protons are transferred from the wool to the rod
electrons are transferred from the rod to the wool
protons are transferred from the rod to the wool

2. Conductivity in metallic solids is due to the presence of free
nuclei protons neutrons electrons

3. If a positively charged rod is brought near the knob of an uncharged electroscope without
touching it, the leaves will diverge because
negative charges are transferred from the electrocope to the rod
negative charges are attracted to the knob of the electroscope
positive charges are repelled to the leaves of the electroscope
positive charges are transferred from the rod to the electroscope

4. When a positively charged body touches a neutral body, the neutral body will
gain protons lose protons gain electrons lose electrons

5. If object A becomes positively charged when rubbed with object B, then object B has
gained electrons lost electrons gained protons lost protons

6. Why does a neutral hard rubber rod become negatively charged when rubbed with wool ?
The rod loses protons The rod loses electrons The wool loses protons The wool loses electrons

7. When two objects are rubbed together, which particle is most likely to be tranferred ?
nucleus electron proton neutron

8. A neutral object can become positively charged by
gaining electrons losing electrons gaining protons losing protons

9. As a negatively charged rod is moved toward the tip of a positively charged electroscope,
the number of electrons in the tip of the electroscope
decreases increases remains the same

10. As charged body A charges neutral body B by direct contact, the quantity of charge on body A
is decreased is increased remains the same

11. In general, solid materials become electrically charged because of transfer of
positrons electrons protons neutrons

12. A neutral pith ball suspended on a string is attracted to a positively charged rod. During contact
with the rod, the pith ball
loses electrons gains electrons loses protons gains protons

13. If a positively charged rod touches a neutral metal sphere, the number of electrons on the rod will
decrease increase remain the same

14. A positively charged rod is held near, but does not touch the knob of a neutral electroscope.
The charge on the knob becomes
positive and the leaves become positive
positive and the leaves become negative
negative and the leaves become positive
negative and the leaves become negative

15. When two neutral materials are rubbed together, there is a transfer of electrical charge from
one material to the other. The total electrical charge for the system
increases as electrons are transferred
increases as protons are transferred
remains constant as protons are transferred
remains constant as electrons are transferred