Electric Charge -Multiple Choice Questions Quiz

Question 1: What is the fundamental unit of electric charge?

(a) Volt
(b) Ampere
(c) Coulomb
(d) Ohm

Question 2: What type of electric charge does an electron possess?

(a) Positive charge
(b) Negative charge
(c) Neutral charge
(d) No charge

Question 3: Which law states that like charges repel each other, and opposite charges attract each other?

(a) Newton's law of gravitation
(b) Coulomb's law
(c) Ohm's law
(d) Faraday's law

Question 4: When a rubber rod is rubbed with fur, the rod acquires a negative charge. What type of charge does the fur acquire?

(a) Positive charge
(b) Negative charge
(c) Neutral charge
(d) No charge

Question 5: Which of the following materials is a good conductor of electricity due to the presence of free electrons?

(a) Rubber
(b) Glass
(c) Plastic
(d) Copper

Question 6: What is the process by which an object gains or loses electric charges by touching another charged object without direct contact with a charging source?

(a) Induction
(b) Conduction
(c) Electrification
(d) Ionization

Question 7: Which of the following statements is true about electric charge?

(a) Positive and negative charges have the same sign.
(b) Electric charge is always conserved in a closed system.
(c) Electric charge can be created or destroyed.
(d) Only electrons can carry electric charge.

Question 8: What happens when two charged objects are brought closer together?

(a) The total charge decreases.
(b) The total charge increases.
(c) The charges combine and form a neutral object.
(d) The force between the objects decreases.

Question 9: What is the term for a material that does not allow electric charges to flow freely and holds its electric charge in place?

(a) Conductor
(b) Insulator
(c) Semiconductor
(d) Superconductor

Question 10: What is the electric charge of a proton?

(a) Positive charge
(b) Negative charge
(c) Neutral charge
(d) No charge

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Answer key:

Question 1: c

Question 2: b

Question 3: b

Question 4: a

Question 5: d

Question 6: a

Question 7: b

Question 8: d

Question 9: b

Question 10: a