Charge Interactions - Questions
The Charge Interactions Concept Builder is comprised of 24 questions. The questions are divided into 12 different Question Groups. Questions in the same group are rather similar to one another. The Concept Builder is coded to select at random a question from each group until a student is successful with that group of questions.
There are three different difficulty levels that can be engaged in through the Concept Builder. Those three levels are differentiated as follows:
- Apprentice Difficulty Level: Question Groups 1-4. Interactions between four objects are described; must identify the type of charge of three of the objects.
- Master Difficulty Level: Question Groups 5-8. Interactions between five objects are described; must identify the type of charge of four of the objects.
- Wizard Difficulty Level: Question Groups 9-12. Interactions between six objects are described; must identify the type of charge of five of the objects.
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Charge Interactions
Apprentice Difficulty Level
Question Group 1
Question 1
Object A is positively charged. Object A and Object B attract. Object B and Object C repel. Object C and Object D attract. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, and Object D possess?
Question 2
Object A is negatively charged. Object A and Object B attract. Object B and Object C repel. Object C and Object D attract. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, and Object D possess?
Question Group 2
Question 3
Object A is positively charged. Object A and Object B repel. Object B and Object C/ attract. Object C and Object D repel. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, and Object D possess?
Question 4
Object A is negatively charged. Object A and Object B repel. Object B and Object C/ attract. Object C and Object D repel. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, and Object D possess?
Question Group 3
Question 5
Object A is positively charged. Object A and Object B attract. Object B and Object C repel. Object C and Object D repel. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, and Object D possess?
Question 6
Object A is negatively charged. Object A and Object B attract. Object B and Object C repel. Object C and Object D repel. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, and Object D possess?
Question Group 4
Question 7
Object A is positively charged. Object A and Object B attract. Object B and Object C attract. Object C and Object D repel. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, and Object D possess?
Question 8
Object A is negatively charged. Object A and Object B attract. Object B and Object C attract. Object C and Object D repel. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, and Object D possess?
Master Difficulty Level
Question Group 5
Question 9
Object A is positively charged. Object A and Object B attract. Object B and Object C repel. Object C and Object D repel. Object D and Object E attract. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, Object D, and Object E possess?
Question 10
Object A is negatively charged. Object A and Object B attract. Object B and Object C repel. Object C and Object D repel. Object D and Object E attract. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, Object D, and Object E possess?
Question Group 6
Question 11
Object A is positively charged. Object A and Object B repel. Object B and Object C repel. Object C and Object D repel. Object D and Object E attract. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, Object D, and Object E possess?
Question 12
Object A is negatively charged. Object A and Object B repel. Object B and Object C repel. Object C and Object D repel. Object D and Object E attract. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, Object D, and Object E possess?
Question Group 7
Question 13
Object A is positively charged. Object A and Object B attract. Object B and Object C repel. Object C and Object D attract. Object D and Object E repel. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, Object D, and Object E possess?
Question 14
Object A is negatively charged. Object A and Object B attract. Object B and Object C repel. Object C and Object D attract. Object D and Object E repel. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, Object D, and Object E possess?
Question Group 8
Question 15
Object A is positively charged. Object A and Object B attract. Object B and Object C attract. Object C and Object D repel. Object D and Object E repel. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, Object D, and Object E possess?
Question 16
Object A is negatively charged. Object A and Object B attract. Object B and Object C attract. Object C and Object D repel. Object D and Object E repel. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, Object D, and Object E possess?
Wizard Difficulty Level
Question Group 9
Question 17
Object A is positively charged. Object A and Object B repel. Object B and Object C attract. Object C and Object D repel. Object D and Object E attract. Object E and Object F attract. And Object F and a neutral object attract each other. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, Object D, Object E, and Object F possess?
Question 18
Object A is negatively charged. Object A and Object B repel. Object B and Object C attract. Object C and Object D repel. Object D and Object E attract. Object E and Object F attract. And Object F and a neutral object attract each other. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, Object D, Object E, and Object F possess?
Question Group 10
Question 19
Object A is positively charged. Object A and Object B attract. Object B and Object C repel. Object C and Object D attract. Object D and Object E repel. Object E and Object F attract. And Object F and a neutral object attract each other. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, Object D, Object E, and Object F possess?
Question 20
Object A is negatively charged. Object A and Object B attract. Object B and Object C repel. Object C and Object D attract. Object D and Object E repel. Object E and Object F attract. And Object F and a neutral object attract each other. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, Object D, Object E, and Object F possess?
Question Group 11
Question 21
Object A is positively charged. Object A and Object B repel. Object B and Object C attract. Object C and Object D attract. Object D and Object E repel. Object E and Object F repel. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, Object D, Object E, and Object F possess?
Question 22
Object A is negatively charged. Object A and Object B repel. Object B and Object C attract. Object C and Object D attract. Object D and Object E repel. Object E and Object F repel. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, Object D, Object E, and Object F possess?
Question Group 12
Question 23
Object A is positively charged. Object A and Object B repel. Object B and Object C repel. Object C and Object D attract. Object D and Object E attract. Object E and Object F repel. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, Object D, Object E, and Object F possess?
Question 24
Object A is negatively charged. Object A and Object B repel. Object B and Object C repel. Object C and Object D attract. Object D and Object E attract. Object E and Object F repel. What type of charge does Object B, Object C, Object D, Object E, and Object F possess?