Mission SE10: Electric Field

Mission SE10 pertains to the concept of an electric field. You should understand the meaning of electric field, the variables that affect and don't affect its intensity, and have some ability to perform simple calculations of electric field intensity. The mission consists of 31 questions organized into 8 Question Groups. You must answer one question from each Question Group to complete the mission. The learning outcomes for this mission are ...
 

Learning Outcomes

• The student should be able to define electric field and recognize the variables which effect (and do not effect) the electric field intensity at a given location.
• The student should be able to use electric field equations and relatively simple numbers to determine the magnitude and the direction of the electric field intensity at a given location.

 

Launch Mission SE10

 

Getting Help

If you are not familiar with this topic, then you should first learn about the topic using our written Tutorial or our Video Tutorial:
 

The Physics Classroom - Static Electricity Unit, Lesson 4, Part a

• What variables effect the strength of a charge's electric field?
• How can the force on a test charge be used to determine the strength of another charge's electric field?
• What units are used to express electric field strength?
• Is electric field a scalar or a vector quantity?
• How can one determine the direction of an electric field?

 

Video Tutorials:

Electric Field Concept

 

Electric Field Intensity

 

 

Question-Specific Help

Each Question Group has its own Help page with information specific to the question. You can access the Help page from within the mission by tapping on the Help Me! icon (textbook). For your convenience, links to those pages are provided below: