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W15 Activity 1 - Intro. to Coulomb's Law

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 2hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The force a charge experiences in an electric field can be found using the equation:

F = qE

Where q is the charge and E is the electric field.

How much force does a 3C charge in a 3N/C field experience?

(a)  

2.

A charge of -6C is place in a 3N/C electric field. What force does the negative charge experience?

a)

-18 N

b)

18 N

c)

2 N

d)

-2 N

3.

Q1 has a charge of -2C and is in a 5N/C electric field pointing to the right. What is the force that Q1 experiences?

a)

10 N to the right

b)

10 N to the left

c)

7 N to the right

d)

7 N to the left

4.

Q2 has a charge of +3C and is in a 5N/C electric field pointing to the right. What is the force that Q2 experiences?

a)

15 N to the right

b)

15 N to the left

c)

8 N to the right

d)

8 N to the left

5.

Q3 has a charge of -4C and is in a 5N/C electric field pointing to the right. What is the force that Q3 experiences?

a)

20 N to the right

b)

20 N to the left

c)

9 N to the right

d)

9 N to the left

6.

What direction is the force the negative charges experience while in the E-field shown in the image?

a)

The force for the negative charges points to the left

b)

The force for the negative charges points to the right

c)

The force for the negative charges points upward

d)

The force for the negative charges points downward.

7.

What direction is the force the positive charge experiences while in the E-field shown in the image?

a)

The force for the positive charge points to the left

b)

The force for the positive charge points to the right

c)

The force for the positive charge points upward

d)

The force for the positive charge points downward.

8.

Which best describes the direction of the force a charge experiences while in an electric field?

a)

The force is in the same direction as the E-field if the charge is positive, and opposite if the charge is negative.

b)

The force is in the same direction as the E-field if the charge is negative, and opposite if the charge is positive.

c)

The force is in the same direction as the E-field regardless if the charge is positive or negative.

d)

The force for the positive charge points downward.

9.

Watch the video.

Based on the video, what does r represent in Coulomb's Law?

a)

the distance between the charges

b)

how big each charge is

c)

how far away each charge is from the origin

10.

Watch the video.

Based on the video, the magnitude of the force between two charges is proportional to...

a)

1/r

b)

1/r2

c)

r2

11.

Watch the video.

Based on the video, Coulomb's Law is most similar to...

a)

Newton's Law of Gravity

b)

Newton's 2nd Law

c)

Newton's 3rd Law

d)

Newton's 1st Law

12.

Watch the video.

Based on the video, ke is called the...

a)

electrostatic constant

b)

electromagnetic constant

c)

electric constant

d)

electric charge constant

13.

Watch the video.

Based on the video, the value and units for ke are...

a)

9 x 109 Nm2/C2

b)

9 x 108 Nm2/C2

c)

9 x 107 Nm2/C2

d)

9 x 1010 Nm2/C2

14.

Watch the video.

A charge of (+4 x 10-3 C) is 0.5m away from a charge of (-1 x 10-1 C), similar to the problem in the video.

What is the magnitude of the force between the charges?

a)

144 x 105 N

b)

144 x 104 N

c)

180 x 105 N

d)

180 x 104 N