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Electric Field, Force and Potential

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

This model of the balloon shows ______ positive charges than negative charges. So this balloon is _____ charged.

a)

fewer/positively

b)

more/positively

c)

fewer/negatively

d)

more/negatively

2.

Electric potential ____________ as distance increases.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Remains Constant

d)

Is 0

3.
A point charge Q is far from all other charges. At a distance of 2 m from Q, the electric field is 20 N/C. What is the force a charge of 5 Coulombs feels?
a)
4 N
b)
100 N
c)
40 N
d)
10 N
4.

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

a)

resistance

b)

friction

c)

induction

d)

voltage

5.
QA and QB are two charges creating an electric field. Based on the electric field lines, we can conclude
a)
QA and QB are both positive
b)
QA and QB are both negative
c)
QA is positive and QB is negative
d)
QA is negative and QB is positive
6.

The direction of electric field lines shows the

a)

direction of the force on a test positive charge.

b)

size of the field.

c)

strength of the field.

d)

all of the above

7.
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?
a)
Right
b)
Left
c)
Up 
d)
Down
8.

An electrostatic force of 2 X 10-2 Newtons is exerted on a charge of 4 micro coulomb at point P in an electric field. The magnitude of the electric field intensity at P is

a)

5 X 102 N/C

b)

5 N/C

c)

50 N/C

d)

5000 N/C

9.
What is the magnitude of the electric field intensity at a point where a proton experiences an electrostatic force of magnitude 2.30 x 10-25 newton?
a)
1.44 x 10-6 N/C
b)
3.68 x 106 N/C
c)
1.44 x 1044 N/C
d)
3.68 x 10-44 N/C
10.
Which quantity and unit are correctly paired?
a)
electric field strength and N/C
b)
electricity and Coulombs
c)
electrostatic force and electrons
d)
electric field strength and E
11.

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

a)

True

b)

False

12.
The Electric Force is strongest when charges are...
a)
close together
b)
far apart
c)
the electric force is constant everywhere
13.

What is the magnitude of the electric force between two charges of 1.0C separated by a distance of 1.0m?

a)

9.0x10^9 N

b)

1.1x10^10 N

c)

9.0x10^19 N

d)

1.1x10^-10 N

14.

what is the type of this charge?

a)

positive

b)

negative

15.

which of the following has more electric filed?

a)

B

b)

c

c)

A

d)

B and A

16.
When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy. 
a)
kinetic 
b)
potential
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above 
17.

Which diagram represents the electric fields of a negative point charge, shown by º

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Before the balloons and sweaters are rubbed together, both objects are __________ charged. After they are rubbed together the sweater is __________ charged and the balloon is ___________ charged

a)

negative/positive/negative

b)

neutral/positive/negative

c)

positive/negative/neutral

d)

neutral/negative/positive

19.

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

a)

0

b)

negative infinity

c)

positive infinity

d)

200

20.

The work required to move a charge from infinity to a point in an electric field is called ...

a)

electric field strength

b)

electric potential

c)

electric potential energy

d)

electric force

21.

Which is a characteristic of most electrical conductors?

a)

They can be cut easily.

b)

They are very thin.

c)

Charges move easily through them.

d)

They are soft and flexible.

22.

Two tiny beads are 25 cm apart with no other charges or fields present. Bead A carries 10 µC of charge and bead B carries 1 µC. Which one of the following statements is true about the magnitudes of the electric forces on these beads?

a)

The force on B is 100 times the force on A.

b)

The force on A is 10 times the force on B.

c)

The force on A is 100 times the force on B.

d)

The force on A is exactly equal to the force on B.

e)

The force on B is 10 times the force on A.

23.

A small charged plastic ball is vertically above another charged small ball in a frictionless test tube as shown in the figure. The balls are in equilibrium a distance d apart. If the charge on each ball is doubled, the equilibrium distance between the balls in the test tube would become

a)

d\sqrt{d}

b)

2d2d

c)

d4\frac{d}{4}

d)

4d4d

e)

8d8d

24.

Four tiny charged particles (two having a charge +Q and two having a charge -Q) are distributed on the x- and y-axes as shown in the figure. Each charge is equidistant from the origin. In which direction is the net electric field at the point P on the y-axis?

a)

directly left (-x direction)

b)

upwards and towards the right

c)

directly up (in the +y direction)

d)

upwards and towards the left

25.

Electric Field of Point-Charges: What is the magnitude of the electric field 2.8 cm from a tiny object that carries an excess charge of —16 nC? (k = 1/4πε0 = 9.0 × 109 N ∙ m2/C2)

a)

180,000 N/C

b)

1.8 × 1014 N/C

c)

-5100 N/C

26.

Moving an electron within an electric field would change the ____ the electron.

a)

mass of

b)

amount of charge on

c)

potential energy of

27.
QA and QB are two charges creating an electric field. Based on the electric field lines, we can conclude
a)
QA and QB are both positive
b)
QA and QB are both negative
c)
QA is positive and QB is negative
d)
QA is negative and QB is positive