WorksheetsElectric Potential & Electric Potential Energy
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 13mins
Electric potential ____________ as distance increases.
Increases
Decreases
Remains Constant
Is 0
The magnitude of electric potential is ______ at an infinite distance.
0
negative infinity
positive infinity
200
The SI unit for electric potential is the ___________.
Volen
Vespa
Volt
Valspar
The direction of electric field lines shows the
direction of the force on a test positive charge.
size of the field.
strength of the field.
all of the above
Inside a hollow charged spherical conductor, the potential
Varies directly as the distance from the centre
Varies inversely as the distance from the centre
Varies inversely as the square of the distance from the centre
Is constant
A hollow metal sphere of radius 5 cm is charged so that the potential on its surface is 10 V. The potential at the centre of the sphere is
0 V
10 V
Same as at point 5 cm away from the surface
Same as at point 25 cm away from the surface
If a unit positive charge is taken from one point to another over an equipotential surface, then
Work is done on the charge
Work is done by the charge
Work done is constant
No work is done
Angle between equipotential surface and lines of force is
0
180
90
45
When work is done on a positive test charge by an external force to move it from one location to another, potential energy _________ (increases, decreases) and electric potential _________ (increases, decreases).
increases, increases
increases, decreases
decreases, increases
decreases, decreases
Is work done on the positive charge to move it from point A to point B?
Yes
No
Electric potential energy is greatest at point...
A
B
Electric Potential (voltage) is greatest at point...
A
B
Is work done on the positive charge to move it from point A to point B?
Yes
No
Electric potential energy is greatest at point...
A
B
Electric potential (voltage) is greatest at point...
A
B
Moving an electron within an electric field would change the ____ the electron.
mass of
amount of charge on
potential energy of
Work must be done on a + charge to move it against (i.e., in the opposite direction of) an electric field.
True
False
As a + charge moves in the same direction as an electric field, it gains electric potential.
True
False
A student generates an equipotential map of a point charge and notices the electric potential decreases the further away from the charge. From only this information the student can determine which of the following?
The charge is positive
The charge is negative
The magnitude of the charge
Nothing, more information is required
Which of the following is a correct expression for the potential energy of a charge placed near another charge?
qEd
qE
qV
4πϵ01 rQ
These form a surface where the electric potential is constant everywhere on the surface.
Gaussian surface
Flux surface
Equipotential lines
Equatorial lines
