Charges Flashcards
1
Q
What is charging by conduction?
A
The technique of charging an uncharged material by bringing it into touch with a charged material.
2
Q
What is charging by induction?
A
Charging method that charges an object without actually touching the object to any other charged object.
3
Q
How can you determine the charge of an object?
A
Take a positively charged object and bring it close to the object if it attracts the object its negatively charged if its negatively charged it would repel.
4
Q
How does lightning occur?
A
Negative charges gather near the base of the cloud, while positive charges build in the top of the cloud. This allows electric fields to form and grow between the cloud and the ground and within the cloud itself.
