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Electric Forces and Electric Field

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Electrons cannot easily move in an electric ____________.

a)

current

b)

field

c)

conductor

d)

insulator

2.

The area of electric force around an electrically charged particle is called an...

a)

Electric Force

b)

Electric Field

c)

Electricity

d)

Attract and Repel

3.

Which diagram correctly shows the electric field around a negative charge?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

they are both positive

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.

At which point is the electric field the strongest

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

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

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Both

d)

Neither

7.

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

8.

Particles with opposite charges...

a)

Repel

b)

Attract

c)

are neutral

d)

do nothing.

9.

Particles with like charges...

a)

Repel

b)

Attract

c)

are neutral

d)

like to go to parties.

10.

What do we call electricity that builds up on an object?

a)

Static Electricity

b)

Current Electricity

c)

An electrical field

d)

Shmoovin

11.

Electrical forces are...

a)

Invisible

b)

Visible

c)

Not Real

d)

Dangerous

12.

If a substance has an excess number of electrons on its surface, what type of charge does it have?

a)

negative charge

b)

positive charge

c)

neutral charge

d)

nuclear charge

13.

What is the unit of electric field strength?

a)

A) Newton per Coulomb (N/C)

b)

B) Joule per Coulomb (J/C)

c)

C) Volt per meter (V/m)

d)

D) Coulomb per Newton (C/N)

14.

Which of the following describes the direction of the electric field around a positive charge?

a)

A) Radially inward

b)

B) Radially outward

c)

C) Circular around the charge

d)

D) No specific direction

15.

If two charges are separated by a distance and the force between them is measured, what happens to the force if the distance is doubled?

a)

A) The force doubles

b)

B) The force is halved

c)

C) The force is quartered

d)

D) The force remains the same