Electric fields (AQA GCSE Physics): Quizzes
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What is an electric field?
What is an electric field?
An invisible area where charged particles feel forces
What type of force is an electric field?
What type of force is an electric field?
A non-contact force
Which direction do electric field lines point around a positive charge?
Which direction do electric field lines point around a positive charge?
Outwards in all directions
Which direction do electric field lines point around a negative charge?
Which direction do electric field lines point around a negative charge?
Inwards from all directions
What do field lines show the direction of?
What do field lines show the direction of?
Movement of a positive test charge
What type of quantity is electric field strength?
What type of quantity is electric field strength?
A vector with size and direction
What do closely packed field lines indicate?
What do closely packed field lines indicate?
A strong electric field
What do spread out field lines indicate?
What do spread out field lines indicate?
A weak electric field
How do opposite charges behave?
How do opposite charges behave?
They attract each other
How do like charges behave?
How do like charges behave?
They repel each other
Why can't electrons flow off clothes during charging?
Why can't electrons flow off clothes during charging?
Clothes are insulators
What causes a spark to occur?
What causes a spark to occur?
Electric field strong enough to force electrons to jump