Fields and Field Lines
Charge and Polarization
Forces
Circuits
Electrostatic Charges
100

This type of charge would move in the direction of electric field lines. The opposite charge would move in the opposing direction.

positive

100

This type of charges will repel each other. The opposite will attract.

like charges

100

This is the law involving distance dependence shared between magnetic, gravitational, and electric forces.

the inverse square law

100

This value is electric potential energy per charge.

electric potential or voltage

100

The negative subatomic particles in an atom.

an electron

200

The electric field lines point outward from an object. The object has this type of charge.

positive

200

The charge of your brush after running through your hair

negative

200

This law states that the force between charges is proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance.

Coulomb's Law

200

The flow of charge

current
200

The SI unit of charge. (1 electron is 1.602 x 10-19 of these!)

Coulomb (C)

300

The electric field lines point inwards towards an object. The object has this type of charge.

negative

300

When objects have charge, it is due to these subatomic particles.

electrons

300

This is the value of G in Nm2/kg2

6.67 x 10-11

300

The part of a simple electric circuit that resists electric current

a resistor

300

A pair of equal and opposite charge separated by a distance.

an electric dipole

400

This is the pole of a magnet that field lines point to. Field lines point out of the other pole.

south

400

This principle states that charge can be neither created nor destroyed.

charge conservation

400

When the distance between two charges is doubled, this is how much electric force is between them.

one fourth the electric force

400

The amount of current present when 5 V passes through a 10 Ω resistor 

0.5 A

400

Increasing the distance between two charges will do this to the strength of the field between them.

decrease

500

Earth's north geographic pole is in line with this magnetic pole. (Note: Earth's magnetic field lines point from its south geographic pole to its north geographic pole.)

south

500

In metals, multiple atoms share electrons allowing them to flow freely, causing most metals to be this kind of material.

a conductor

500

Gravitational force can only attract. This is how electric force acts on an object.

Attract and/or repel

500

This would be the current needed to pass 15 V through a 3 Ω resistor.

5 A

500

A molecule with a negatively charged portion and a positively charged portion. One example is water.

a polar molecule

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