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Electricity Vocab.
Term | Definition |
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Electric Charge | A property of electrons and protons. |
Atoms | The smallest particle in an element that has the properties of that element. |
Electrons | A negatively shaped particle , that orbits the nucleus of an atom. |
Protrons | A positively charged particle that is a part of an atom's nucleus. |
Neutrons | They have no charge because they are neutral. |
Static Electricity | A build up of charges on an object. |
Static Discharge | The loss of static electricity as electric charges move off an object. |
Electric Field | A field around changed particles that exerts a force on other changed particles. |
Friction | A force that is exerted when two substances are rubbed together . Electrons are transferred. |
Conduction | A method of charging an object by allowing electrons to flow directly from one object to another. |
Induction | A method of electrically charging an object by means of the electric field around another object. |
Conservation of Charge | The law that states that changes are neither created nor destroyed. |
Electroscope | An instrument used to detect electric charge. |