Lesson 3.1 Electric Potential Energy in a Uniform Electric Field

Question 1

● how much stored energy a charge has

● energy needed to move a charge against an electric field

Answer 1

Electric Potential Energy

Question 2

● conservation forces where the force required to move an object from one position to another is independent of the path taken

● proposed by William Rankine

Answer 2

Potential Energy

Question 3

● force required in the interaction of charges

● conservation force

Answer 3

Electrostatic Force

Question 4

amount of work required to bring the unit positive charge from infinity to a certain point

Answer 4

Electric Potential

Question 5

● unit for this is “F”

● required to move an electric charge that contains potential energy either towards an opposite charge or against a like charge

Answer 5

Electric Force (F)

Question 6

What does “W” stand for?

Answer 6

Work (Joules / J)

Question 7

What does “F” stand for?

Answer 7

Force (Newtons / N)

Question 8

What does “d” stand for?

Answer 8

Displacement

Question 9

What does “q” stand for?

Answer 9

Enclosed Electric Charge

Question 10

What does “Ue” stand for?

Answer 10

Electric Potential Energy