Electric Potential & Capacitors

Electric potential energy naturally converts into which type of energy?

• Thermal

• Kinetic

• Elastic

• Sound

Electric field lines are based on what a _____ charge would do

• positive

• negative

• neutral

On a capacitor, _____ are spaced evenly apart & are perpendicular to the electric field lines.

• electric field vectors

• equipotential vectors

• equipotential lines

• oppositional lines

On a capacitor, the plates have _____ charge, so they _____ to create an electric field.

• opposite, attract

• opposite, repel

• the same, attract

• the same, repel

Capacitors must have an insulator between their plates. The one that is typically used is _____.

• plastic

• styrofoam

• water

• air

Only _____ charges can move because they are not trapped in the _____.

• Negative, Nucleus

• Positive, Nucleus

• Negative, Orbitals

• Positive, Orbitals

In order to have a continuous flow of charge, there needs to be a difference in _______.

• Current

• Resistance

• Power

• Voltage

What does the variable V stand for?

• Capacitance

• Charge

• Electric Potential (Voltage)

• Distance

What does the variable Q stand for?

• Voltage

• Charge

• Energy

• Resistance

What does the variable C stand for?

• Capacitance

• Charge

• Voltage

• Resistance