Terms for Static Electricity
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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 to 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 |
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