click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
8th Electric & Magne
Prentice Hall Electricity & Magnetism Sec. 1 & 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| attraction or repulsion between electric | electric force |
| build up of charges on an object | static electricity |
| transfer of electrons from one uncharged object to another by rubbing | friction |
| transfer of electrons from a charged object to another object by direct contact | conduction |
| movement of electron to one part of an object that is caused by the electron field of a second object | induction |
| continuous flow of electric charges through a material | current |
| unbroken path that electric charges flow through | circuit |
| material through which a charge can easily flow | conductor |
| material through which a charge cannot easily flow | insulator |
| difference in electrical potential energy between two place | voltage |
| device that creates a potential difference in an electric circuit | voltage source |
| measure of how difficult it is for charges to flow through a material | resistance |