Electricity and Magnetism

Electricity and magnetism are both caused by the interactions of ________ and _________ charges in matter.

(a)  

Electrons are ___________ charged particles.

Protons are __________ charged particles.

TRUE or FALSE:

When the number of protons and electrons in an atom are the same, the positive and negative charges cancel each other out and the atom is neutral.

TRUE or FALSE:

When an atom gains electrons, it has more negative than positive charges.

TRUE or FALSE:

An atom becomes positively charged when it loses electrons.

Positively or negatively charged atoms are called:

the area around an electric charge that experiences the force exerted by the electric charge is called:

the separation of charges caused by an electric field is called:

the number of electrons that pass a given point in a certain amount of time is called: