Electricity Vocabulary

A physical property that leads to electromagnetic interactions between the particles that make up matter

• magnetism

• electric charge

• mass

• metallic

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A special class of materials that conduct electric charge better than electrical insulators but not as well as electrical conductors

• semiconductors

• insulators

• conductors

• metals

A way of rearranging the charges within an object without touching it

• induction

• conduction

• friction

• magnetism

The loss of the charges that buildup due to static electricity

• electric fields

• electromagnets

• electric discharge

• induction

The area surrounding a charge where electrical force can be detected

• electric discharge

• electric field

• electricity

• magnetic field

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Material through which charges cannot move easily

• friction

• electrical conductor

• electrical insulator

• electrical semiconductor

The buildup of electric charge on an object

• static electricity

• static discharge

• conductor

• electric field

Charging by rubbing two objects together

• conduction

• friction

• semiconductor

• electric discharge

Which is an example of an electrical conductor?

• rubber

• wool

• wood

• copper

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Which is an example of an electrical insulator?

• copper

• steel

• salt water

• wood