Electric Charge, Field, and Potential Worksheet
Grade 9 Science worksheet covering concepts of electric charge, electric fields, and electric potential.
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Electric Charge, Field, and Potential
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for calculations.
1. Which of the following best describes an electric field?
A region where magnetic forces are exerted.
A region around a charged particle where a force would be exerted on other charged particles.
The path taken by electrons in a circuit.
The amount of energy stored in a capacitor.
2. What happens when two negatively charged objects are brought close together?
They attract each other.
They repel each other.
They have no effect on each other.
They become neutral.
3. Electric potential is defined as the amount of energy per unit of electric .
4. The unit for electric charge is the .
5. Electric field lines originate from negative charges and terminate on positive charges.
True
False
6. A conductor allows electric charges to move freely through it.
True
False
7. Describe the relationship between electric field strength and the density of electric field lines.
8. Explain the difference between electric potential and electric potential energy.
9. Analyze the electric field lines shown in the diagram below. If the charge on the left is positive, what is the charge on the right? Justify your answer.
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