Static Electricity Flashcards
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the two laws
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- opposite charges attract and like charges repel
- only electrons are capable of moving
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what is electricity
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the flow of electric charge
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types of static electricity
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- friction
- induction
- conduction
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what are conductors good at
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letting electrons flow through them
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what are insulators good at
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not letting charges flow through them
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what does static mean
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not moving
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what does discharge require
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conductors
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where do electrons go during discharge
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ground or earth
why it’s called grounding
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friction
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physical contact
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induction
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- charging an object without touching it
- even though they aren’t touching the charges on one object still affect the charges in another
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conduction
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- charging an object why though ing it with an already charged object
- electrons jump
