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Electric Field

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Electric field is

a)

A region of space in which an electric charge will experience a force when place in it

b)

Exist in a point

c)

A vector quantity

d)

a point that is perpendicular to the force vector

2.

Electric field is the force experienced by a test charge that has a value of

a)

0

b)

+1

c)

-1

d)

no value

3.

The electric force on a charged body is exerted by the electric field created by

other charged bodies

a)

True

b)

False

4.

If a charge is positive then the force

experienced by the charge is the _____________ as Electric Field

a)

Upward Direction

b)

Opposite Direction

c)

Same Direction

d)

Downward Direction

5.

What does the magnitude of charge in a proton equal?

a)

Neutron

b)

Proton

c)

Electron

d)

Positron

6.

What do closely bunched lines in an electric field indicate?

a)

Stays the same as they are far apart

b)

A weak electric field

c)

The direction of electron

d)

A strong electric field

7.

Permittivity of free space

a)

8.85x10^-12 N/C

b)

8.85x10^-12 C^2/Nm^2

c)

8.85x10^-12 C/Nm^2

d)

8.85x10^-12 C^2/N^2m^2

8.

Charge is quantisized in units of

a)

r

b)

n

c)

p

d)

e

9.

What is the equation using force and charge that describes electric field strength?

a)

E = F/Q

b)

E = kq/r^2

c)

E = k/Q

d)

E = F/r^2

10.

V increases in the opposite direction that F acts.

a)

E = - V/d

b)

V = - E/d

c)

d = V/-E

d)

E = V/d

11.

A dipole is set up with a charge magnitude of 2x10-6 C for each charge (one is positive and the other is negative.) The distance between the charges is 0.3 m. What are the magnitude of the E-field at the midpoint of the dipole? (Assume the positive charge is on the left.)

a)

1.6x10^5 N/C

b)

1.6x10^4 N/C

c)

1.6x10^6 N/C

d)

3x10^7 N/C

12.

Calculate the magnitude of electric field at a point P which is 50 cm to the right of a -3nC point charge.

a)

108 N/C

b)

106.5 N/C

c)

107 N/C

d)

117 N/C

13.

Which of the following charges is the best example of 'Charged is Quantized'?

a)

2.1nC

b)

3.0µC

c)

2.75µC

d)

3333.1µC

14.

Electric field is directly proportional to the charge and inversely proportional to the magnitude of electric force. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The electric field lines for a positive charge is always directed away from the charge. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What does the Law of Conservation of Charge state?

a)

like charges repel and opposites attract

b)

positive charge fields point away from a charge; negative points toward

c)

charges cannot be created nor destroyed, only transferred

17.
1 Volt is equivalent to what units?
a)
1 N/C
b)
1 kgm/s
c)
1 J/C
d)
1 N/m
18.
The charge on an electron is 1.6 x 10-19 C; the mass of a proton is 1.7 x 10-27 kg. A proton is placed in an upward electric field of 200 N/C. What is the direction of the electric force on the proton?
a)
Up
b)
Down
c)
None of the above, the force on the proton is zero.
19.
How do electric field lines represent the magnitude of an electric field?
a)
Length of the line
b)
With arrows
c)
Density of lines
d)
Width of lines
20.

(sigma) represents

a)

linear charge density

b)

volume charge density

c)

length charge density

d)

surface charge density

21.

pairs of point charges with equal magnitude

and opposite sign are called

a)

electric dipoles

b)

electric potential

c)

dipole dipole

d)

electric field

22.

a line or curve whose tangent at any point is in the direction of the

velocity of the fluid at that point.

a)

creamline

b)

streamline

c)

field lines

d)

electric charges

23.

What is the magnitude of a point charge that would create an electric field of 5000 N/C at points 2.30 m away?

a)

2.94x10^-6 C

b)

2.96x10^6 C

c)

2.94x10^-6 N

d)

2.98x10^6 N

24.

An object having a net charge of 24 uC is placed in a uniform electric field of 610 N/C directed vertically. What is the mass of this object if it “floats” in the field?

a)

2.5 × 10−3 kg

b)

1.8 × 10−3 kg

c)

1.3 × 10−3 kg

d)

1.5 × 10−3 kg

25.

An electron is released from rest in a uniform electric of magnitude 2.00×10^4 N/C . Calculate the acceleration of the electron.

a)

3.51x10^15 m/s^2

b)

3.20x10^15 m/s^2

c)

3.51x10^14 m/s^2

d)

3.71x10^15 m/s^2