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Electric Field 1

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When a balloon is rubbed on clothes it acquires a charge by ___________.

a)

Induction

b)

reduction

c)

conduction

d)

convection

2.

TRUE or FALSE: According to Coulomb's Law, the greater the separation of distance between two charges the greater the magnitude of the electrostatic force.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

TRUE or FALSE: The mass of a single electron is equal to 9.109x10-31 C.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What happens to the field strength as the distance between two charged objects decreases?

a)

the strength stays the same

b)

the strength increases

c)

the strength decreases

d)

the strength fluctuates between positive and negative

5.

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

6.

Where can an electric field be found?

a)

below a force field

b)

in a gravitational field

c)

in the space surrounding a charged object

d)

outside of a magnetic field

7.

Electrical field lines of a negatively charged object flow _______________.

a)

Inwards

b)

Outwards

c)

Clockwise

d)

Counter-Clockwise

8.

TRUE or FALSE: The electric field lines for a positive charge is always directed away from the charge.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

QA and QB are two charges creating an electric field. Based on the electric field lines, we can conclude that _____________.

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

10.

What does it mean when the electric field lines are close together?

a)

the field is positive

b)

the field is negative

c)

The field is strong

d)

the field is weak

11.

The electrical force between charges is strongest when the charges are ______________.

a)

close together

b)

far apart

c)

the electric force is constant everywhere.

d)

there is no pattern

12.

Consider the electric field lines shown in the diagram. From the diagram, it is apparent that object A is ____ and object B is ____.

a)

+ , +

b)

+ , -

c)

- , +

d)

- , -

13.

At which point is the electric field the strongest

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.

What is the magnitude of the electric field at a point where a proton experiences an electrostatic force of 2.3 x 10-25 N?

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

15.

An electrostatic force of 2 X 102 N is exerted on a charge of 4 Coulombs at point P in an electric field. What is the magnitude of the electric field intensity at P?

a)

8 X 102 N/C

b)

5 N/C

c)

2 X 10-2 N/C

d)

50 N/C

16.

A point charge Q lies 2 meters away from a 5 Coulomb charge with an electric field of 20 N/C. How much force does Q feel?

a)

4 N

b)

100 N

c)

40 N

d)

10 N