Electricity and Magnetism Vocabulary ESL

Front

Property causing subatomic particles to attract or repel each other.

Back

Electric charge

Front

Subatomic particles with negative charge

Back

Electrons

Front

Attraction/repulsion between charged objects

Back

Electric force

Front

Electric charge that builds up on a stationary object.

Back

Static electricity

Front

Rub two neutral objects; one becomes positive, the other negative.

Back

Friction (in electricity)

Front

Two objects touch; one has an electric charge that is transferred.

Back

Conduction

Front

Charge moves without contact via an electric field, causing rearrangement of charges in another object.

Back

Induction

Front

Materials that allow charges or heat to move.

Back

Conductors

Front

Material that resists heat/electrons.

Back

Insulator

Front

Flow of electric charge, measured in Amperes (A).

Back

Electric current