The Electric Field

Grade 745 min

aligned to Ms-ps2-5 Motion And Stability: Forces And Interactions

Learning Objective

I can predict how the strength of the electric force changes with the amount of charge and the distance between objects.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

7 min

Electric Charge and Electric Fields

Professor Dave Explains

Practice

14 min

7 questions • Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

Two objects have electric charges. If the charge of both objects is doubled, how will the electric force between them change? Will it become stronger, weaker, or stay the same? Two objects have electric charges and are a certain distance apart. If the distance between the objects is tripled, how will the electric force between them change? Will it become stronger, weaker, or stay the same?

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