Static Electricity Vocabulary

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The attraction or repulsion between electric charges

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electrostatic force

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The area around a charged object that interacts with other charged objects.

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electric field

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A buildup of electric charge on an object.

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static electricity

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a property of protons & electrons that can be + or -

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electric charge

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A method of charging an object by rubbing it against another object.

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friction

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Method of charging an object by allowing electric charge to flow by direct contact from one object to another object.

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conduction

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A method of charging by means of the electric field of another object.

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induction

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The loss of static electricity as electric charges move from one object to another.

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static discharge

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a force that pulls things together

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attraction

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A force that pushes things apart.

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repulsion