Name ______________________________________________________ Period __________
Electric Field Hockey Post-Game Analysis
Google: Electric Field Hockey
www.colorado.edu/physics/phet/simulations/electrichockey/webstart.jnlp
Set the setting on the bottom to: x Positive Puck x Trace
x Field
Successfully complete all difficulties 1, 2, & 3. Have the teacher initial each goal
Difficulties 1 ____________
2 ____________
3. ____________
1. Which direction do field lines point for positive charges with reference to the puck? Do
they point toward or away from the puck?
2. Which direction do field lines point for negative charges with reference to the puck? Do
they point toward or away from the puck?
3. Did the (positively charged) puck always move in the same direction as the field lines it
was passing over?
4. What would happen if you changed the charge of the puck from positive to negative?
5. What happens when you increased the mass of the puck?