Physics 1 Flashcards
1
Q
What is the fundamental property of matter?
A
Charge
2
Q
Who discovered electric charge?
A
Benjamin Franklin
3
Q
Study of Stationary charges ?
A
Electrostatics
4
Q
Who discovered the electron?
A
J.J. Thomson
5
Q
Who stated that all atoms contain protons?
A
Earnest Rutherford
6
Q
What is the unit of charge?
A
Coulomb
7
Q
What is the experiment of Franklin
A
Flying a kite during the thunderstorm
8
Q
What is ?
A
Charges
9
Q
What happens to opposite charges?
A
Attract
10
Q
What happens to like charges?
A
Repel
11
Q
What is the interaction between charges called?
A
Interaction
12
Q
What allows easy charge movement?
A
Conductor
13
Q
What is silver?
What is copper?
What is seawater?
A
Conductor
14
Q
What prevents charge movement?
A
Insulators
15
Q
What is wood?
What is rubber?
What is oil ?
A
Insulator