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