Science Vocabulary (Section 1)

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Insulator

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A type of material that does not allow charge to flow easily through it.

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Electric charge

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A fundamental quantity of particles; determines how much the particle experiences electrical and magnetic forces.

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Neutron

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A particle within the nucleus of an atom that is electrically neutral and does not play a part in electricity.

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Vector

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A quantity with both magnitude and direction.

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Conductor

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A type of material that allows electric charge to flow freely through it.

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Atom

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The basic unit of a chemical element, consisting of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.

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Proton

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A positively charged particle found in the nucleus of an atom.

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Electric field

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A region around a charged particle where other charged particles experience a force.

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Gravitational force

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The attractive force between two masses.

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Charge conservation

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The principle that the total electric charge in an isolated system remains constant.