| A | B |
|---|
| electric charge | electrical property of matter that creates a force between objects |
| like charges | type of charges that repel |
| opposite charges | type of charges that attract |
| positive charge | type of charge created from a loss of electrons |
| negative charge | type of charge created from gaining electrons |
| conductor | material that transfers charge easily |
| insulator | material that doesn't transfer charge easily |
| friction | way to create a charge by rubbing objects together |
| contact | way to create a charge by touching a charged object to a neutral object |
| induction | way to create a charge by bringing a charged object near a neutral object |
| proton | positively charged particle of an atom |
| electron | only particle of an atom that can be gained or lost |
| neutron | neutral particle of an atom |
| electric force | force of attraction or repulsion between objects due to charge |
| electric field | region around a charged object in which other objects experience an electric force |
| static electricity | caused by an imbalance of charges |
