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17 Cards in this Set
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Electricity is the flow of tiny particles called what? |
Electrons |
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Electrons are part of what? |
Atoms |
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What are the two main types of electricity? |
Static electricity and current electricity |
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Two objects of the same charge do what? |
Repel |
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Two objects of opposite charges do what? |
Attract |
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What are the two laws of static charge? |
1. Law of attraction: particles with opposite charges attract each other 2. Law of repulsion: particles with same charges repel each other |
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What is an insulator? |
A substance in which electrons cannot move freely from atom to atom |
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What is a conductor? |
A substance in which electrons can move freely from atom to atom |
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What are the 3 ways to build a charge? |
1. Friction 2. Contact 3. Induction |
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Will positively and negatively charged objects repel, attract, or be neutral? |
Attract |
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Will two negatively charged objects repel, attract, or be neutral? |
Repel |
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Will positively and neutrally charged objects repel, attract, or be neutral? |
Attract |
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Will neutrally and negatively charged objects repel, attract, or be neutral? |
Attract |
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Will two positively charged objects repel, attract, or be neutral? |
Repel |
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Will two neutrally charged objects repel, attract, or be neutral? |
Remain neutral |
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What is current electricity? |
The controlled flow of electrons through a conductor |
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What is an electric circuit? |
A continuous path in which electrons can flow |
