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184_projects:chasing_thunderclouds_24 [2024/01/05 16:45] – [Project: Chasing a Thundercloud] tdeyoung | 184_projects:chasing_thunderclouds_24 [2024/01/09 13:57] (current) – [Kick Off Questions:] dmcpadden | ||
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===== Project: Chasing a Thundercloud ===== | ===== Project: Chasing a Thundercloud ===== | ||
- | You are part of a secret organization | + | ====Kick Off Questions: |
+ | - What direction does $\vec{r}_{source}$ point? What direction does $\vec{r}_{obs}$ point? What direction does $\vec{r}_{sep}$ point? Draw all of these on a diagram. | ||
+ | - What is the equation for electric field? What are the variables and are they vector or scalars? | ||
+ | - What is the equation for electric potential? What are the variables and are they vector or scalars? | ||
+ | - What direction should the electric field point for positive charges? What direction should it point for negative charges? | ||
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+ | ====Main Problem ==== | ||
+ | You are part of a secret organization | ||
From your training, you know that if the electric field is bigger than 3 MV/m (also called the [[https:// | From your training, you know that if the electric field is bigger than 3 MV/m (also called the [[https:// | ||
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- | Conceptual | + | ====Wrap Up Questions:==== |
- | - What direction does $r_{source}$ point? What direction does $r_{obs}$ point? What direction does $r_{sep}$ point? Draw all of these on your diagram. | + | - How big is 1 Coulomb |
- What would change about your solution if the thundercloud were the opposite charge (positive instead of negative or vice versa)? Does $r_{sep}$ change? Does the E-field change? Does the electric potential change? | - What would change about your solution if the thundercloud were the opposite charge (positive instead of negative or vice versa)? Does $r_{sep}$ change? Does the E-field change? Does the electric potential change? | ||
- What are the similarities & differences between electric field and electric potential? | - What are the similarities & differences between electric field and electric potential? | ||
- | - What direction should the electric field point for positive charges? What direction should it point for negative charges? | ||
- What sort of assumptions did you make in this problem? How realistic are they? | - What sort of assumptions did you make in this problem? How realistic are they? | ||
- | - How big is 1 Coulomb of charge? (How much charge is on a single electron, in a lightning bolt, on your socks when you rub the on carpet?) | ||
- What would change about your solution if you picked a different origin point? Pick a different origin & write out the calculation for the electric field on top of HQ. | - What would change about your solution if you picked a different origin point? Pick a different origin & write out the calculation for the electric field on top of HQ. | ||