Electric Fields (AQA GCSE Physics): Quizzes
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What creates an electric field?
What creates an electric field?
A charged particle
What do electric field lines show the direction of?
What do electric field lines show the direction of?
Movement of a positive test charge
In which direction do electric field lines point from a positive charge?
In which direction do electric field lines point from a positive charge?
Away from the charge
In which direction do electric field lines point relative to a negative charge?
In which direction do electric field lines point relative to a negative charge?
Towards the charge
At what angle are field lines to the surface of a charged object?
At what angle are field lines to the surface of a charged object?
Perpendicular
What happens to electric field strength as distance from the charge increases?
What happens to electric field strength as distance from the charge increases?
It decreases
How does a larger charge affect electric field strength?
How does a larger charge affect electric field strength?
Stronger field
What type of force occurs between opposite charges in an electric field?
What type of force occurs between opposite charges in an electric field?
Attractive
What type of force occurs between like charges in an electric field?
What type of force occurs between like charges in an electric field?
Repulsive
What happens to force strength as charged objects move closer together?
What happens to force strength as charged objects move closer together?
Force increases
Where do uniform electric fields occur?
Where do uniform electric fields occur?
Between two parallel plates
How do field lines appear around a positive point charge?
How do field lines appear around a positive point charge?
Radiate outwards