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Electricity Sect. 1
Section 1: Electric Charge and Static Electricity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the law of electric charges? | The law that states that like charges repel, or push away, and opposites attract. |
| What is electric force? | The force of attraction or repulsion on a charged particle that is due to an electric field. |
| What is an electric field? | The space around a charged object in which another charged object experiences an electric force. |
| What is a an electrical conductor? | A material in which charges can move freely. |
| What is an electrical insulator? | A material in which cannot move freely. |
| What is static electricity? | Electric charge at rest; generally produced by friction or induction. |
| What is electric discharge? | The release of electricity stored in a source. |
| The size of the electric force between two objects depends on _____________ and __________________. | The size of the charges exerting the force and the distance between the objects. |
| Objects may become charged by ___________, ___________, or ______________. | friction, conduction, or induction. |
| What are the two types of charged particles in atoms? | protons (+) and electrons (-) |
| What can you do with an electroscope? | To detect whether an object is charged. |
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