Electric Field Conceptual Problems

Electric charges are created ______.

• by gravitational forces.

• separately.

• between 2 oppositely charged objects.

• by neutrons.

How can a neutral object become charged?

• by being dipped in water

• by being stuck to the desk with tape

• by allowing gravity to work on it

• by having electrons added or removed

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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Which statement best describes the electric fields in the image?

• The charges are neutral.

• Both charges are negative, so the field lines are alike.

• The field lines move toward a positive charge and away from a negative charge.

• The field lines move away from a positive charge and toward a negative charge.

Which statement describes what is happening in the image at the space indicated by the green arrow?

• The field lines are repelled by like charges.

• The field lines are repelled by opposite charges.

• The field lines are attracted by the like charges.

• The field lines are attracted by the opposite charges.

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Where can an electric field be found?

• below a force field

• in a gravitational field

• in the space surrounding a charged object

• outside of a magnetic field

What happens to the field strength as the distance between two charged objects decreases?

• the strength stays the same

• the strength increases

• the strength decreases

• the strength fluctuates between positive and negative

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

• A

• B

• they are both positive

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

• A

• B

• Both

• Neither

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