Chapter 6 Electricity Flashcards

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Electric force

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The force between charged objects.

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Static electricity

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A buildup of charges on an object.

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Conservation of charge

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The law that states that charges are neither created nor destroyed.

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Friction

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The force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other. 2. The transfer of electrons from one uncharged object to another uncharged object by rubbing.

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Conduction

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The transfer of thermal energy from one particle of matter to another. 2. A method of charging an object by allowing electrons to flow from one object to another object through direct contact.

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Induction

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A method of redistributing the charge on an object by means of the electric field of another object; the objects have no direct contact.

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Polarision

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The process through which electrons are attracted to or repelled by an external electric field, causing the electrons to move within their own atoms.

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Electric field

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The region around a charged object where the object’s electric force is exerted on other charged objects.

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