Static Electricity Terms

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What is the term for the build-up of electrons on an object that causes electrons to jump to an oppositely charged object to become neutral?

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Static discharge.

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What happens to electric charges that are alike?

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They repel each other.

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What is a substance or object that does not allow charges to move through it called?

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Insulator.

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What does the term 'repel' mean?

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To push away.

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What does the term 'charges' refer to?

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Either electrons or protons.

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What is the term for a material that allows electric charges to flow through it easily?

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Conductor.

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What is the effect of static electricity on small pieces of paper when a charged balloon is brought close to them?

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The paper is attracted to the balloon.

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What is the principle that states that opposite charges attract each other?

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Opposite charges attract.

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What is the process called when an object becomes charged by gaining or losing electrons?

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Charging by contact.

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What is the term for the force between two charged objects?

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Electrostatic force.