Electric Force/Electric Field

Based on the arrangement of the electric field lines in the diagram, what are the charges?

• both charges are the same

• the charges are opposite

• they are neutral; no charge

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NGSS.HS-PS3-5

Which diagram correctly shows the electric field around a positive charge?

• A

• B

• they are both positive

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NGSS.HS-PS2-5

Which diagram correctly shows the field lines between two like charges?

• A

• B

• Both

• Neither

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

The electric field surrounding a positively charged object is

• Away from the charge
• Toward the charge

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

which is the field for opposite charges

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

NGSS.HS-PS3-5

Which graph best represents the relationship between the strength of an electric field and distance from a point charge?

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Which diagram best represents the electric field around a negatively charged conducting sphere?

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

In the diagram below, P is a point near a negatively charged sphere. Which direction best represents the direction of the electric field at point P?

• Right
• Left
• Up 
• Down

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NGSS.HS-PS3-5

At which point is the electric field the strongest

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.HS-PS3-5

At which point is the electric field the weakest?

• A because it is the furthest away
• A because the field lines are further apart
• C because the field lines are further apart
• C  because it is the furthest away