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12 Cards in this Set
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Action at a distance forces |
Forces that can have an effect on an object without touching it |
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Charging by conduction |
Process of transferring charge between objects by touching or rubbing |
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Charging by induction |
Process of rearranging electrons on a neutral object by bringing a charged object close to it |
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Conductors |
Materials that allow electrons to move freely on and though them |
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Coulomb |
The unit of electric charge; one coulomb is the amount of charge passing a point in one second when one ampere of current is flowing |
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Electric force |
A push or pull between charged objects |
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Electrons |
Negatively charged particles surrounding the atomic nucleus |
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Force |
A push or pull exerted on an object |
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Grounding |
Connecting a conductor so that electric charge flows into earths surface |
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Insulators |
Materials, such as glass, plastics, ceramics, and dry wood, that do not allow electrons to move easily on or through them |
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Laws of static charge |
Physical laws that state that like charges repel, opposites attract, and neutral objects and charged objects attract each other |
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Static charge |
An electric charge that can be collected and held very nearly fixed in one place |
