Bell Work: Electric Fields An electric field is the area where one charge can exert a ___ on another charge. If you increase the magnitude of a charge, it will exert ( more / less ) force. A positive particle and a negative particle will ( attract / repel ) each other. Two positive particles will ( attract / repel ) each other.

Electric Fields

depict the force exerted on other charges All field lines are arrows Electric Fields depict the force exerted on other charges All field lines are arrows arrows always point towards the negative body and away from the positive ones

strong fields have lines closer together than weak fields field lines cannot cross

Field lines curve when two or more charges interact Arrows point in the direction that the field would push a positive test charge.