Vocabulary
To apply or use
What is Exert?
Small, tiny particles
What is an atom?
Objects can be charged when electrons are “wiped” from one object onto another
What is friction?
Objects that have similar charges
What is repulsion?
A material in which charges can move easily
What is conductor?
A push or pull
What is a force?
Atoms are made up of smaller particles called..
What are protons, neutrons, and electrons?
Objects can be charged when electrons move from one object to another by direct contact
What is conduction?
Objects that have opposite charges
What is attraction?
Copper, aluminum, and mercury
What is a conductor?
A device used to see if an object is charged
What is an electroscope?
Found outside the nucleus
What are electrons?
Objects can be charged when charges
in an uncharged metal object are rearranged without direct contact with a charged object
What is induction?
A material in which charges cannot move easily
What is an insulator?
The force between charged objects
What is an electric force?
Found inside the nucleus
What are protons and neutrons?
An electric charge at rest that is generally produced by friction or induction
What is static electricity?
Plastic, rubber, glass, wood, and air
What is an insulator?
The flow of electrons
What is electricity?
When an object loses electrons is it ______ charged
positively
Charges that build up as static electricity on an object eventually leave the object
Ex: Lightning
What is static discharge?