Electrifying Electrostatics Quiz
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What is the source of the word 'electricity'?

  • The Latin word for energy, 'energia'
  • The Sanskrit word for charge, 'varja'
  • The Arabic word for lightning, 'barq'
  • The Greek word for amber, ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron) (correct)

    • What does the branch of physics, electrostatics, primarily study?

  • Magnetic fields
  • Fast-moving electric charges
  • Light waves
  • Slow-moving or stationary electric charges (correct)

    • Which law describes the forces between electric charges?

  • Newton's law
  • Einstein's theory of relativity
  • Coulomb's law (correct)
  • Bohr's model

    • What is an example of an electrostatic phenomenon mentioned in the text?

    <p>Attraction of plastic wrap to one's hand</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At the nanoscale, what type of force plays a large role?

    <p>Electrostatic forces</p> Signup and view all the answers

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