A | B |
static | A build-up of electric charges on an object. |
current | Electrons moving through wires in a lamp. |
field | The area around charges that exerts an electric force on other charged particles. |
friction | Electrons transferred by rubbing. |
conduction | Electrons moving by touch. |
induction | An electric charge caused by the closeness of another charged object. |
Conserrvation of Charge | charges are neither created nor destroyed: Law of |
attract | Opposite charges |
electroscope | A device that shows when an electric charge is present. |
discharge | Lightning striking the ground is an example of |
electron | negatively charged particle |
proton | positively charged particles |
repel | similar charges |