1. Electric Charges, Fields, and Gauss’s Law

Electric Flux — Quiz

Test your understanding of electric flux with 5 practice questions.

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Practice Questions

Question 1

What does electric flux through a surface measure most directly?

Question 2

Which expression gives the electric flux through a flat surface in a uniform electric field?

Question 3

A flat surface has area $2\,\text{m}^2$ and is perpendicular to a uniform electric field of magnitude $5\,\text{N/C}$. What is the electric flux?

Question 4

A flat surface is parallel to a uniform electric field. What is the electric flux through the surface?

Question 5

The electric flux through a closed surface depends on which quantity according to Gauss’s law?