PHYSICS COULOMB FORCE GIZMO FINAL
PREPARATION MANUAL 2026
◉ Which of the following symbols appear in the formula for both
Coulomb's Law and Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation? Answer:
*G
*d^2
*k
*F
*Q
*m
◉ Which of the following symbols does not appear in the formula for
Coulomb's Law? Answer: m
◉ If a word problem gives the separation distance between two
charges in centimeters (cm), you should... Answer: convert that
distance to meters, the standard unit
◉ Like charges______ and opposite charges _______ Answer: repel,
attract
◉ Which of the following items are conductors? Answer: *copper
, *iron
*gold
*mercury
*bronze
◉ Both Coulomb's Law and Newton's Law of Gravitation Answer:
*are based on masses
*are inverse square equations
*are directly related to the product of the numerator
*show that as distance increases the force decreases
*has a constant
◉ The quantity of electric potential is defined as the amount of...
Answer: potential energy per change
◉ A 1.5 V battery transfers 400 C of charge to rune an electrical
device. How much work is done to do this? Answer: Q = 0.0060 C
F = 0.018 N
E = ??
E = F/Q = 0.018 N/0.0060 C
E = 3 N/C
PREPARATION MANUAL 2026
◉ Which of the following symbols appear in the formula for both
Coulomb's Law and Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation? Answer:
*G
*d^2
*k
*F
*Q
*m
◉ Which of the following symbols does not appear in the formula for
Coulomb's Law? Answer: m
◉ If a word problem gives the separation distance between two
charges in centimeters (cm), you should... Answer: convert that
distance to meters, the standard unit
◉ Like charges______ and opposite charges _______ Answer: repel,
attract
◉ Which of the following items are conductors? Answer: *copper
, *iron
*gold
*mercury
*bronze
◉ Both Coulomb's Law and Newton's Law of Gravitation Answer:
*are based on masses
*are inverse square equations
*are directly related to the product of the numerator
*show that as distance increases the force decreases
*has a constant
◉ The quantity of electric potential is defined as the amount of...
Answer: potential energy per change
◉ A 1.5 V battery transfers 400 C of charge to rune an electrical
device. How much work is done to do this? Answer: Q = 0.0060 C
F = 0.018 N
E = ??
E = F/Q = 0.018 N/0.0060 C
E = 3 N/C