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Sci 6- Electricity
Electricty Chapter 2 Section 1
Question | Answer |
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proton | carries a positive charge |
electron | carries a negative charge |
electric field | exerted by an electric charge, similar to a magnetic field |
VandeGraaff generator | builds up static electricity |
friction | the transfer of electrons from one object to another by rubbing |
conduction | the transfer of electrons from a charged object to another by direct contact |
induction | when charges within the object are rearranged without direct contact with another object |
conservation of charges | the name of the law taht states that charges are neither created nor destroyed, they are transferred from one location to another |
static cling | explains why clothes stick together in the dryer |
humidity | affects static discharge- there will be less |
static electricity | can be caused by a shock from walking across a floor and touching a doorknob, and lightning |
electroscope | an instrument used to detect electric charges |