Misc
Terms
Waves
Electrostatic force
Electric Fields and Electric Potential
100
the rate at which something occurs over a particular period of time
What is frequency?
100
materials where the electrons are tightly bound
What is an insulator?
100
The distance from any point on a wave to the next identical point.
What is the wavelength?
100
Coulomb's Law depends on __________ and __________
What is charge and distance
100
Which direction do electric field lines point?
Positive to Negative
200
These are the three ways to transfer charge.
What is friction, induction, conduction?
200
a region of space around an electrically charged particle or object in which an electric charge would feel force.
What is and Electric Field
200
Types of waves
What are transverse and longitudinal
200
The electric force between two charges is strongest when the two charges are
What is closest
200
The field lines are more _______ when the electric field is stronger
What is more dense?
300
the process of removing the excess charge on an object by means of the transfer of electrons between it and another object of substantial size.
What is grounding?
300
A quantity which describes an objects stored ability to work
What is energy?
300
The forumla for the speed of a wave
300
If the distance between the charge doubles the force will be
What is one fourth
300
This is why electric field lines can never cross
What is because the electric force would be pointing in two different directions at the same time
400
is fixed in
location, but oscillates with
time. These waves are
found on strings with both
ends fixed, such as in a
musical instrument
What is a standing wave?
400
the property of a charged object, by virtue of its location in an electric field.
What is Electric Potential Energy?
400
Types of interferance
What are constructive and destructive interference?
400
This is the force of attraction if the distance between two charges is decreased to one third of the original distance and the charge of each is increased by three times.
What is 81 times greater?
400
How the potential changes when you have two charges
What is you can add the potentials together?
500
a device used to store an electric charge, consisting of one or more pairs of conductors separated by an insulator.
What is a capacitor
500
the difference in potential energy per unit charge
What is Electric Potential
500
Apparent change of frequency of a wave when there is relative motion between a source and an observer.
What is the Doppler effect?
500
If the force between two charges is 10N, what would the force be if each charge was doubled and the distance was halved
What is 160N
500
a line along which the electric potential is constant.
What are equipotential lines