Static Electricity Review

Front

A method used to charge an object without actually touching the object to any other charged object.

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Induction

Front

States that the total amount of charge among the objects is the same before the process starts as after the process ends

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Law of Conservation of Charge

Front

A negatively charged material has ___________ electrons.

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gained

Front

The process of removing the excess charge on an object by means of the transfer of electrons between it and another object

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Grounding

Front

Occurs when there is a buildup of electric charge on the surface of a material

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Static Electricity

Front

A positively charged material has __________ electrons

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lost

Front

A transfer of electrons between the two objects that are rubbed together

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Friction

Front

The contact of a charged object to a neutral object

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Conduction

Front

The loss of static electricity as electric charges moves off an object is called

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Static Discharge

Front

Grounding requires a __________ path

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conductive