Quiz 1
Is a region where the force on one charge is caused by the presence of another charge.
Electric field
A positive test charge is _____ by a negative charge so the direction is towards a negative point
Attracted
A positive test charge is ____ by a positive charge so the direction extends away from it.
Repelled
are surfaces that have the same potential. At any point on an equipotential surface, the potential is the same.
Equipotential surfaces
In the formula q is the _____?
Charge
What is the symbol of the electric potential at a point in space. In this formula V=PE/q
V
In the formula (V=PE/q). ____ is the electric potential energy associated with a system of charges.
PE
The unit of measurement of electric potential is _________ and it is a scalar quantity.
Joule per Coulomb (J/C)
Energy per unit charge is called __________; comparable to the definition of an electric field as force per unit charge.
Electric potential
a line joining points having the same potential. The equipotential lines can be drawn by making them perpendicular to the electric field lines.
Equipotential line