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electricity

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Electric Force The attraction or repulsion between electric charges.
Static electricity A buildup of charges on an object.
Friction A method of charging an object by rubbing it against another object; the force that one object exers on another when the two rub against each other.
Static discharge The loss of static electricity as electric charges transfer from one object to another.
Electric Field The region around a charged object where the object's electric force interacts with other charged objects.
Conservation of Charge The law that states that charges are neither created nor destroyed but only transferred from one material to another.
Conduction A method of charging an object by allowing electrons to flow by direct contrast from one object to another.
Induction A method of charging an object by means of the electric field of another object; the objects have no direct contact
Electric current The continuous flow of electric charges through a material.
Electric Circuit A complete unbroken path through which electric charges can flow.
Conductor A material through which charges can easily flow.
Insulator A material through which charges cannot easily flow.
Voltage The difference in electrical potential energy between two places in a circuit.
Voltage Source A device that creates an electrical potential energy difference in electric circuit; batteries and generators are voltage sources.
Resistance The measurement of how difficult for charges to flow through material.
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