9.1 Intro to electrostatics

Question 1

study of static electricity

Answer 1

electrostatics

Question 2

Person who figured out that rubbing amber attracts straw pieces

Answer 2

Thales of Miletus

Question 3

Who found many other demonstrations of static electricity after Thales of Miletus

Answer 3

William Gilbert

Question 4

Scientist who found static electricity has two charges

Answer 4

Ben franklin

Question 5

property that allows particles to attract and repel other charged particles by EM force

Answer 5

electric charge

Question 6

what charge does a 1) proton possess and 2) electrons possess

Answer 6

1) proton is positive
2) electron is negative

Question 7

simplest form of electricity

Answer 7

static electricity

Question 8

SI unit of Electric charge

Answer 8

Coloumb (c)

Question 8

Law that states opposite charges attract, like charges repel each other

Answer 8

Law of Electric charges

Question 8

study Law of Electric force

Answer 8

…Well??? go study, nerd

Question 8

Effect of an object on the space around it

Answer 8

electric field

Question 8

arrows that indicate how a positive test charge in the electric field would move

Answer 8

Lines of force

Question 9

two plates of opposite charge close to each other form a ____

Answer 9

uniform field