| A | B |
| attraction or repulsion between electric charges | electrical force |
| region around a charged object where its force is exerted | electrical field |
| charges build up on an object but do not flow continuously | static electricity |
| charges are neither created or destroyed | conservation of charge |
| transfer of charges through rubbing | friction |
| transfer of charges through direct contact | conduction |
| movement of electrons to one part of an object because of the electric field of another object | induction |
| loss of static electricity as electric charges transfer from one object to another | static discharge |
| positive or negative charges | electric charges |