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Electric Force and Lines

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement accurately describes the charged particles in Diagram A?

a)

The particles have opposite charges:

Blue: Negative Red: Positive

The particles repel one another.

b)

The particles have like charges:

Blue: Negative Red: Negative

The particles attract one another.

c)

The particles have opposite charges:

Blue: Positive Red: Negative

The particles attract one another.

d)

The particles have like charges:

Blue: Positive Red: Positive

The particles attract one another.

2.

Electrical field lines of a negatively charged object flow _______________.

a)

Inwards

b)

Outwards

c)

Clockwise

d)

Counter-Clockwise

3.

If a charged particle has very dense field lines, that means the particle has a ___________ charge.

a)

Strong

b)

Weak

c)

Neutral

d)

None of the above.

4.
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)
-,-
5.
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
6.
Which of the following is a true statement about the electric field between the two plates?
a)
The field is attractive between the plates and uniform in strength
b)
The field is repulsive between the plates and uniform in strength
c)
The field is attractive between the plates and strongest near the positive
d)
The field is repulsive between the plates and strongest near the positive
7.

The electric field lines for a positive charge are always directed away from the charge. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which graph best represents the relationship between the strength of an electric field and distance from a point charge?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Based on the arrangement of the electric field lines in the diagram, what are the charges?

a)

both charges are positive

b)

the charges are opposite

c)

both charges are negative

d)

cannot tell based on the figure

10.

Which statement best describes the electric fields in the image?

a)

The charges are neutral.

b)

Both charges are negative, so the field lines are alike.

c)

The field lines move toward a positive charge and away from a negative charge.

d)

The field lines move away from a positive charge and toward a negative charge.

11.

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

12.

Which diagram correctly shows the field lines between two like charges?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Both

d)

Neither

13.
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
14.

What is the unit of the electric field strength?

(a)  

15.
Which of the following statements is false about electric field lines
a)
electric field lines cannot cross
b)
electric field lines point away from positive charge
c)
electric field lines are always straight lines
d)
electric field lines show how a proton would move in an electric field
16.

Where would you find a uniform electric field?

a)

around a single charge

b)

between two charged metal plates

c)

inside a coil that carries a current

d)

around a magnet

17.

Which of the following features of an electrostatic line of force is NOT correct?

a)

It is an imaginary line which a positive charge would describe if it is free to move

b)

The tangent drawn at any point on a curved line of force shows the direction of the electric field intensity at that point

c)

It is sometimes curved

d)

It can cross another line of force in a region of intense electric field

18.

Electric field lines represent the strength of the field by their

(a)  

19.

If you represent the electric field around a point charge Q by 4 lines then around 4Q you need to draw ______ lines.

a)

4

b)

16

c)

1

d)

12

20.

The field line structure around a negative point charge clearly shows how the strength changes with distance as the lines are _________________ as you move towards the charge.

a)

pointing towards the charge

b)

curving

c)

further

d)

closer together

21.

The electric field is uniform between two oppositely charged metal plates. This means that

a)

it has the same direction and strength everywhere

b)

it has the same direction, but growing strength towards the positive plate

c)

it has the same direction, but growing strength towards the negative plate

d)

it does not change over time

22.

The electric field strength is a __________________ quantity.

a)

scalar

b)

vector

23.

The electric field strength describes the force on a

a)

proton

b)

a positive 1 C charge

c)

electron

d)

a negative 1 C charge