Causing a charge by bringing a charged object near, but not touching, a neutral object is charging by:

The law that states that the total charge is the same before and after an interaction:

In a lightning bolt, what is the upward flow of charge from the ground called?

An object that has no overall electrical charge because the positive & negative charges are balanced:

An excess of electrons causes a ______ charge.

Electric charges are considered ____ electricity.

t/f the study of the nature, behavior, & uses of static electricity & related phenomena is electricty

t/f the flow of charge from one place to another is current.

t/f when a charged rod is touched to the top of an electroscope, charge is transferred from the rod to the electroscope through induction.

How do opposite charges react to each other?

What protects buildings from lightning strikes?

Which is an early device used to store an electric charge?

What is a simple device used to detect small electric charges?

t/f the process of diverting unwanted electrical charge directly into the earth is called grounding.

What term refers to the interactions between electrons & other charged particles?

What is the SI unit of charge?

t/f the hairs of your head stand up & apart from each other when touching a Van de Graaff generator due to like charges attracting.

What is the general term for a modern device used to store electric charge?

What term means "dry writing?"

t/f induction can be made permanent by combining it with grounding.

t/f lightning rods make use of the process of grounding

Who discovered that lightning is caused by static electricity in clouds?

t/f the property of protons & electrons that allows them to attract & repel other charged particles is electric charge.

What is a deficiency of electrons?

What is the region around a charged object in which other objects are attracted or repelled?

If 2 electrically charged objects attract each other with a force of 1.0 N when they are 5.0 cm apart, what will be the force when they are 1.0 cm apart?

If 2 charged objects have a 125 N force between them when they are 3.00 m apart, what will the force be if you increase the distance to 15.0 m?

t/f charging by induction produces two charges instead of one.

t/f only conduction follows the law of conservation of charge.

Which type of current requires electrolytes?

Who built the first electrostatic generator?

t/f the principle that electric charge always moves to the outside of the charged object is what makes a vehicle a safe shelter in a thunderstorm.

Who was one of the first scientists to discover that electric charges can be stored?

What is a device used to produce static electricity?