Ch. 6 Lesson 1 Electric Charge and Static Electricity

Front

The force between charged objects

Back

electric force

Front

A region around a charged object where the object's electric force is exerted on other charged objects

Back

electric field

Front

the buildup of charges on an object

Back

static electricity

Front

charges are neither created nor destroyed

Back

conservation of charge

Front

The transfer of electrons from one uncharged object to another by rubbing the objects together.

Back

friction

Front

The transfer of electrons from one object to another by direct contact

Back

Conduction

Front

A method of redistributing the charge on an object by means of the electric field of another object; the objects have no direct contact.

Back

Induction

Front

The process through which electrons are attracted to or repelled by an external electric field, causing the electrons to move within their own atoms

Back

polarization

Front

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

Back

static discharge

Front

Which of the following is an example of static electricity? Options:

• Lightning
• Current flowing through wire
• A battery
• A parallel circuit

Back

Lightning