Electric Forces and Electric Field

The invisible region that applies an electric force around a charged object is called an electric _________.

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Electrons have ____________ charge.

• positive

• negative

• neutral

• equal

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Objects becomes electrically charged when:

• neutrons move

• protons move

• electrons move

• all of the above

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When objects lose their electrons, they become:

• positively charged

• negatively charged

• electrically charged

• neutrally charged

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This is a picture of a ​ (a)   force.

It is showing ​ (b)   field.

The two ​ (c)   are ​ (d)   .

• non-contact

• contact

• a magnetic

• a gravitational

• an electric

• charges

• repelling

• poles

• attracting

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Objects are only affected by electric forces if they are ___ the electric field.

• Inside

• Outside

• Under

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When these opposite charges get closer, what happens to their electrical potential energy?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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What is true about these electric fields?

• The force between the fields will be stronger as the distance between them increases.

• The force between the fields will be stronger as the distance between them decreases.

• They are producing a contact force.

• They are repelling each other.

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The area around an electric charge that experiences the force exerted by the

electric charge is called an ________________.

• electric field

• electric force

• electric pole

• electric charge

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What option best describes this field?

• A strong electric field generated by two positive charges. They would attract each other.

• A strong electric field generated by two positive charges. They would repel each other.

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