Electricity Section and Chapter Reveiw

Law of Electric Charges

• law stating that like charges attract and opposites repel

• law stating that like changes repel and opposites attract

• force of attraction or repulsion

• space around a charged object

Electric Force

• Force of attraction or repulsion on a charged object due to electric feild

• A material which charges can move freely

• Space around a charged object

• Release of electricity stored in a source

Electric Field

Electric Conductor

Electric Insulator

• Electric charge at rest

• A material which charges cannot move freely

• A material which charges can move freely

Static electricity

• Electric charge at rest

• Release of energy

• Electric charge moving quickly

Electric Discharge

Like charges..

• Repel

• Attract

• Neither

Opposite charges..

• Repel

• Attract

• Neither

Which of the following is an insulator?

• copper

• rubber

• aluminum

• iron