Electric Force Set 2

Question 1.
Jeremy was helping his Dad prepare for his little sister's birthday party. They
were blowing up balloons when his Dad rubbed one of the balloons on his
sweater and then touched it to the ceiling where it stayed.

What caused the attraction between the balloon and the ceiling?

(a) Gravitational force; there is always gravity between two objects that have
mass. [83]
(b) Magnetic force; the balloon sticks to the ceiling like some metals stick to
magnets. [82]
(c) Electric force; the balloon became charged when it was rubbed on the
sweater. [00]

Question 2.
Jeremy heard his Dad say that the balloon was "charged."

What does this really mean?

(a) The number of (+) and (-) charges in the balloon are not equal. [02]
(b) The rubber balloon is now a conductor. [50]
(c) The balloon now has electrons that were created by friction. [71]
(d) Static flowed onto the balloon from the sweater. [72]

Question 3.
Jeremy took a styrofoam cup and rubbed it with some plastic wrap. Next he
borrowed his sister's necklace: a metal coin hung from a piece of yarn. He
brought the coin close to the styrofoam cup and observed that it was attracted
to the cup as shown in the diagram on the right.
Which of the following statements best explains this observation?

(a) Friction caused static to flow onto the cup; the static attracted the coin
[72]
(b) The cup is charged and attracts the coin which may or may not be charged.
[01]
(c) The neutral coin was attracted to the oppositely-charged cup . [42]
(d) The coin and the cup must be oppositely charged. [41]

Question 4.
Jeremy then moved the charged cup further away from the necklace.

What would you predict about the attraction between the coin and the cup
when the distance between the two is increased?

(a) The attraction between the cup and the coin will increase. [Paired] with question: 5
(b) The attraction between the cup and the coin will decrease. [Paired] with question:
5
(c) The attraction between the cup and the coin will remain the same. [Paired] with
question: 5

Question 5.
Which statement below most closely matches the reason for your answer to
the previous question?

(a:a) The attractive force depends on the amount of charge on either the cup or
the coin, not on the distance between them. [60][61]
(a:b) As the distance between the cup and the coin increases, the charged cup
must pull harder on the coin. [60][60]
(a:c) As the distance between the cup and the coin increases, the attractive
force decreases. [60][05]
(b:a) The attractive force depends on the amount of charge on either the cup or
the coin, not on the distance between them. [05][61]
(b:b) As the distance between the cup and the coin increases, the charged cup
must pull harder on the coin. [05][60]
(b:c) As the distance between the cup and the coin increases, the attractive
force decreases. [05][05]
(c:a) The attractive force depends on the amount of charge on either the cup or
the coin, not on the distance between them. [61][61]
(c:b) As the distance between the cup and the coin increases, the charged cup
must pull harder on the coin. [61][60]
(c:c) As the distance between the cup and the coin increases, the attractive
force decreases. [61][05]

Question 6.
Jeremy rubbed the cup again with the plastic wrap, but for a longer amount of
time. He again brought the coin near the cup.

What did he most likely observe?

(a) The cup attracted the coin just the same as before. [62]
(b) The cup attracted the coin more strongly than before. [04]
(c) The cup did not attract the coin as much as it did before. [60]

Question 7.
As Jeremy brought the coin near the cup again, it was attracted so much that
it swung and touched the cup. After they touched, the coin swung away from
the cup.

Which of the following best explains what happened when the cup and coin
touched?

(a) The coin took some of the cup's charge and became a magnet. The coin
and cup repelled each other like two N ends of a magnet. [82]
(b) The coin was grounded and became neutral. The cup and coin then had
the same charge so they repelled each other. [40]
(c) The neutral coin obtained some of the charge from the cup. The cup and
coin then had the same charge so they repelled each other. [03]

Question 8.
You said that the coin would attract to the cup either the same or less strongly
when Jeremy rubbed the cup for a longer amount of time. Please explain in
the box below how you determined your answer.
(a)