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Static Electricity
Terms for Static Electricity
Question | Answer |
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ELECTRONS | carry a negative charge |
STATIC ELECTRICITY | not moving buildup of charges on an object |
ATOM | smallest particle of matter |
MATTER | anything that takes up space and has mass |
PROTONS | has a positive charge |
CHARGING BY FRICTION | when an object gains or loses electrons due to rubbing |
NEUTRON | carries a neutral charge |
PITH BALL | instrument used to detect an electric charge |
STATIC DISCHARGE | loss of static electricity as electrons move off an object |
WHICH SUBATOMIC PARTICLES IN THE ATOM CANNOT LEAVE THE ATOM? | protons and neutrons |
IF THE OBJECT HAS A + CHARGE THEN... | the object has more protons than electrons |
CONSERVATION OF CHARGE | The law that states that charges are not created or destroyed, they are transferred |
Like charges do this to each other | repel |
Opposite charges do this to each other | attract |
IS THERE A FORCE OF ATTRACTION BETWEEN PROTONS AND ELECTRONS? | yes |
What part of an atom is allowed to move when making static electricity? | electrons |
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A NEGATIVELY CHARGED BALLOON IS BROUGHT NEAR STYROFOAM? | styrofoam pieces will be attracted |
CONDUCTION | the movement of electrons to other objects by touching |
If the object has a - charge then... | the object has more electrons than protons |
a charged thing always does this to a neutral thing | attract |