Quiz & Worksheet - Potential Difference

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What units are used to describe electric potential difference?

Volts Joules

Coulombs Amperes

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1. Electric potential is analogous to _____ potential because it describes a particles potential energy solely as a function of its location in a energy field.

energy
kinetic
Earth
gravitational

2. What is the potential difference between two locations if their individual potentials are 4.5 V and 2.3 V?

8.8 V
4.5 V
2.3 V
2.2 V

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About This Quiz & Worksheet

The information on this quiz deals with electrical potential difference. Some problems will require math skills to solve, such as the ability to read a word problem.

Quiz & Worksheet Goals

As you work on this quiz, you will demonstrate what you know regarding:

How electric potential difference is described
Another kind of potential like electric potential
The kind of energy a charged particle has

Skills Practiced

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Reading comprehension - ensure that you draw the most important information from the related lesson on potential difference
Problem solving - use acquired knowledge to solve potential difference practice problems
Knowledge application - use your knowledge to answer a question about the potential difference between locations

Additional Learning

Explore the possibility of learning more about this subject by studying the lesson that accompanies this quiz, entitled Potential Difference: Definition, Formula & Examples. This lesson was written to help teach you about:

Exactly what electrical potential is
The equation for finding electrical potential difference
Terms associated with potential difference

Potential Difference: Definition, Formula & Examples