Electric Charge and Static Electricity

Atoms contain charged particles called

• protons, neutrons, and electrons

• protons and electrons

• protons and neutrons

• electrons and neutrons

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

• field

• outlet

• socket

• power plant

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In static electricity, charges

• flow continuously

• flow intermittently

• build up in an atom

• build up on an object

Charges can redistribute themselves by friction, conduction, polarization, or

• reduction

• production

• induction

• superconduction

Charges that are different _______ each other

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An electric field gets ________the closer it is to the charge.

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Charges do not transfer between objects in polarization or _________.

Lighting is an example of static ________.

______________is the buildup of charges on an object.

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Most objects have ___ overall charge.

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