1.

A ________ object ________ a ________ object

A. Positive; Repels; Negative
B. Negative; Repels; Neutral
C. Charged; Attracts; Positive
D. Neutral; Attracts; Positive
2. Two uncharged saris are placed next each other. What happens?
A. Shreya will try both on
B. They will be stuck to each other because of attraction
C. They will shift away from each other because of repulsion
D. They will slowly collect dust and crumble away
3. When you rub your hand on a fabric and then touch the door handle, a _________
occurs. This is the result of ___________________.
A. Pleasurable Feeling; Release of Endorphins
B. Zap; Mini Lightning Bolts
C. Shock; Discharged Electrons
D. Burn; Global Warming
4. Tony wants to shock Tony, who is standing on the ground, but he doesnt want to rub
anything. What could he do instead?
A. Touch him with a charged object
B. Prod him with a yellow object
C. Touch him with a conductor
D. Charge him using a Van de Graaff generator
5. Warwick inserts a 5 ohm resistor into a circuit with one load. Then, he inserts another
5000 ohm resistor in series to the previous resistor. Which of the following statements
are true?
A. The first resistor is a conductor; the second is an insulator
B. There are three resistors in the circuit
C. When the circuit is connected, the two resistors prevent any flow of electrons to
the load
D. All of the above
6. In the electrostatic series of foods, dry rice is able to retain their electrons more than
dry pizza crust. Therefore, when they are rubbed together, rice will gain a _________
charge and pizza crust will gain a _________ charge.
A. Positive; Negative
B. Negative; Positive
C. It depends on the intensity in which the materials were rubbed
D. It depends on the surrounding environment (e.g. humidity, temperature)
7. When does an electrical shock by contact occur?
A. When the circuit does not have any resistors
B. During especially cloudy and stormy days
C. When contact is made between two points in a circuit
D. When contact is made by a grounded person

8. When foam is rubbed against polyester, foam becomes positively charged. When
foam is rubbed against acrylic, foam becomes negatively charged. Rank these three
substances in the order of their ability to retain their electrons, from most to least.
A. Polyester, foam, acrylic
B. Foam, acrylic, polyester
C. Acrylic, polyester, foam
D. Acrylic, foam, polyester
9. Luka is suspended in midair, hanging on to an electrical wire with a single hand. What
would happen if he grabs hold of the wire with his other hand?
A. The wire would collapse from his weight
B. He would get shocked
C. Nothing, because you only get shocked when you are grounded
D. He would get rope burn
10.

A characteristic of insulators is that they...

A. Are warm and fuzzy to the touch
B. Impede the electron flow in a circuit
C. Reverse the flow of electrons in the circuit from the positive terminal to the
negative terminal
D. Have lower resistance than most metals

11. Oh no! Shivam is stuck in a dense rainforest and a heavy thunderstorm is moving
into his way! He is surrounded by trees with no insulators in sight. What should he do
to avoid getting electrocuted?
A. Climb the tree to prevent grounding
B. Harvest the mangos and eat them to pass the storm. After all, YOLO, right?
C. Lay in a low ditch and curl into a ball
D. Stand on an elevated, flat opening with nothing in sight
12.

The Earth is used to ground charges because...

A. It is massive in size
B. The earth is an insulator
C. It has an abundance of protons and electrons
D. All of the above

13. A charged balloon is placed next to, but not touching a thin stream of diluted
water, which moves towards the balloon. Why?
A. The charge is so great that it doesnt need to touch the water to attract it
B. It has werd, mystic powers
C. Charged objects always generate an magnetic field
D. Induced charge separation is caused by the balloons electric field
14.

A neutral object has...

A. The same number of protons and electrons
B. No charge
C. Has randomly moving electrons
D. All of the above

15.

When a resistor is placed in a circuit...

A. Less voltage is required for a current to travel
B. More voltage is required for a current to travel
C. The total resistance is the sum of each resistor
D. All of the above

16. Esther is running an animal shelter. Her flashing sign has 20 identical LEDs. What is
the total charge if the flow rate of each light is 30 amperes, and the sign has been
plugged in for a minute?
17. If a light bulb requires 30 kJ of energy to transfer 15 coulombs of charge, how
much voltage will be flowing through it?
18. Josiah has had a sudden desire to climb electrical towers, but he wants to do so
without getting shocked. In order to get shocked, the potential difference travelling
through the body must be 50 V at a rate of 30 mA. If a standard power line transmits
100 kV, how much total resistance does he require in his insulated rubber body suit in
order to return alive? State your answer in mega-ohms and round to the nearest
hundredth.
19. A charge of 1.5 kC passes by a point with 25 A current. How much time has
passed?
20. Azum decides to shave. If he wants 3 mL of shaving foam to come out of the can at
ten Pascals, how much energy does he need? (For those of you that dont get it: If he
wants 3 mC of charge to transfer at
3 V, how much energy does he need?
21. (BONUS: 5 Points) Darsh is experimenting with the flash on his phone. If the flash
were a load in a simple circuit with no resistors, and 10 kC of charge has flown in total
at a rate of 10 amperes each flash, how many selfies has he taken with Mahita if each
selfie took 2 seconds?

Answer Key
1. D
2. A/D
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. B
10.
B
11.
A
12.
C
13.
D
14.
D
15.
B
16.
30 *60 * 20 = 36 kC
17.
2 kV
18.
(100000 - 50)/0.03 = 3,331,667 = 3.33 m
19.
1500/25 = 60 sec = 1 min
20.
0.03 * 10 = 0.3 J/P
21. 500 selfies