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Practice Questions - Electric Fields

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
At which point is the electric field the strongest
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
2.
Consider the electric field lines shown in the diagram below. From the diagram, it is apparent that object A is ____ and object B is ____.
a)
+,+
b)
+,-
c)
-,+
d)
-,-
3.
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
4.
Electric charges that are different _______ each other.
a)
Attract
b)
Repel
5.

What units are used to measure Electric Fields? 

a)

Newtons 

b)

Coulombs 

c)

N/C

d)

Volts

6.
Electrostatic force F is directly proportional to:
a)
r^2 (distance squared)
b)
q1
c)
q2
d)
both q1 and q2
7.

Find the magnitude of the electric field 1.0 meter away from an electric charge of 1.0 C. Use k = 9 x 10^9 (Nm^2/C^2)

a)

9 x 10^19 N/C

b)

9 x 10^9 N/C

c)

1.1 x10^10 N/C

d)

1.1x 10^-10 N/C

8.
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
9.

The strength of the electric field 4 cm away from a negative charge is 800 N/C. What is the strength of the electric field 1 cm away from the charge?

a)

50 N/C

b)

200 N/C

c)

3.2 x 10^3 N/C

d)

12.8 x 10^3 N/C

10.

Object A with a charge of 3 C generates an electric field that exerts a force of 30 N on a charged Object B. What force would be exerted on Object B if the charge on Object A increased to 5 C.

a)

15 N

b)

35 N

c)

50 N

d)

60 N

11.

An atom of oxygen has 8 protons and 10 electrons, this means the atom is ____________

a)

positively charged because it has excess electrons

b)

negatively charged because it has excess electrons

c)

positively charged because it has a deficiency of electrons

d)

negatively charged because it has a deficiency of electrons