Understanding Electricity and Charges

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Electricity is a non-contact force.

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Like gravity, electricity is what is called a non-contact force.

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Electricity produces fields of force.

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Electricity produces fields of force.

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Types of electrical charges.

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Electrically charged objects have two types of charges, either positive or negative.

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Definition of neutral objects.

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Objects that have just as many negative charges as they do positive charges are considered neutral.

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Why hair sticks to a balloon.

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Both objects are normally neutrally charged, meaning they have equal amounts of positive and negative charges. When you rub a balloon on your hair, positive charges in your hair will be attracted to the negative charges on the balloon.

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Word Bank: positive

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Positive is one of the two types of electrical charges.

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Word Bank: non-contact force

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Electricity is an example of a non-contact force.

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Word Bank: charges

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Charges can be positive or negative.

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Word Bank: negative

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Negative is one of the two types of electrical charges.

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Word Bank: fields

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Electricity produces fields of force.