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electric potential

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

work done in an equipotential surface is

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

zero

2.

Electric potential ____________ as distance increases.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Remains Constant

d)

Is 0

3.

The magnitude of electric potential is ______ at an infinite distance.

a)

0

b)

negative infinity

c)

positive infinity

d)

200

4.

The SI unit for electric potential is the ___________.

a)

Volen

b)

Vespa

c)

Volt

d)

Valspar

5.
What is voltage?
a)
The amount of electric potential energy per one coulomb of charge
b)
The amount of 1 coulomb of charge per unit of potential energy
c)
The number of volts per coulomb
d)
The amount of electric potential energy per volt
6.

The difference in electrical potential energy between two places is called …………...

a)

resistance

b)

friction

c)

induction

d)

voltage

7.

The potential difference between the terminals of a connection wire is ……..

a)

Zero

b)

greater than zero

c)

Less than zero

d)

infinity

8.

Electrostatic potential energy is recorded in units of electron-Volts (eV). What is equivalent to 1 eV?

a)

1.602×10−19 𝐽

b)

100 𝐽

c)

220 𝐽

d)

0.003 𝐽

9.
At which point is the electric field the weakest?
a)
A because it is the furthest away
b)
A because the field lines are further apart
c)
C because the field lines are further apart
d)
C  because it is the furthest away
10.

Every proton in the universe is surrounded by its own

a)

gravitational field

b)

electric field

c)

both gravitational and electric field

d)

none of the above