SHS Physics · Year 2
Electrostatics practice questions
Electric fields and field strength, Coulomb's law, potential difference, capacitors and capacitance.
25 questions in this topic: 11 recall, 9 applying skills and concepts and 5 strategic thinking. Every one carries a written explanation.
Sample questions
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- Question 1Recall
Electric field strength is defined as the force per unit
- apositive charge at a point
- bmass at a point
- carea
- dtime
- Question 2Recall
An electric field is represented using
- aelectric field lines
- bsound waves
- ccolour bands
- dmass points
- Question 3Skills & concepts
The relationship between charge, capacitance and voltage is
- aQ = CV
- bQ = C/V
- cQ = V/C
- dQ = CV squared
- Question 4Skills & concepts
Electrostatics is the branch of physics dealing with charges that are
- aat rest
- balways moving fast
- cinside the nucleus
- dmagnetic
- Question 5Skills & concepts
Charging a capacitor is the process of depositing charges on the plates when it is connected to
- aa DC source
- ba magnet
- ca thermometer
- da mirror
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