CE - Chapter 6 Vocabulary

Question 1

Conduction

Answer 1

The movement or transmission of electrons through a substance (Pg. 210)

Question 2

Conductivity

Answer 2

The ability of a material to allow electrons to move freely within it (Pg. 210)

Question 3

Conductor

Answer 3

A material that allows the movement of electrons (Pg. 210)

Question 4

Electric Charges

Answer 4

Charged particles that exert a force on each other (Pg. 206)

Question 5

Electric Discharge

Answer 5

The process by which electric charges are transferred very quickly (Pg. 217)

Question 6

Electron Affinity

Answer 6

The tendency of a substance to hold onto electrons (Pg. 208)

Question 7

Electrons

Answer 7

A negatively charged particle in an atom, located outside the nucleus of the atom (Pg. 152, 207)

Question 8

Electroscope

Answer 8

An instrument that can detect static electric charges (Pg. 213)

Question 9

Electrostatics

Answer 9

The study of static electric charges (Pg. 213)

Question 10

Friction

Answer 10

The force that occurs when objects rub against each other (Pg. 208)

Question 11

Grounding

Answer 11

The process of connecting a charged object to Earth’s surface (Pg. 217)

Question 12

Induction

Answer 12

The movement of electrons within an object caused by a nearby charged object, without direct contact between the two objects (Pg. 216)

Question 13

Insulator

Answer 13

A material that resists or blocks the movement of electrons (Pg. 210)

Question 14

Neutrons

Answer 14

A neutral particle in an atom, located in the nucleus of an atom (Pg. 153, 207)

Question 15

Nucleus

Answer 15

The center of an atom where all of the atom’s positive charge and most of an atom’s mass is concentrated (Pg. 152, 207)

Question 16

Protons

Answer 16

A positively charged particle in an atom, located in the nucleus of the atom (Pg. 152, 207)

Question 17

Static Electric Charge

Answer 17

An electric charge that builds up on the surface of an object (Pg. 207)