Electric Charge Reading

electric force

the attraction or repulsion between electric charges

electric field

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

static electricity

charges build up on an object, but they do not flow continuously

conservation of charge

The law that states that charges are neither created nor destroyed but only transferred from one material to another.

friction

is the transfer of electrons from one uncharged object to another by rubbing

conduction

is the transfer of electrons from a charged object to another object by direct contact.

induction

is the movement of electrons to one part of an object that is caused by the electric field of a second object.

static discharge

The loss of static electricity as electric charges transfer from one object to another

proton

Asubatomic particle that has a positive charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom

neutron

A subatomic particle that has no charge and that is found in the nucleus of an atom

electron

A subatomic particle that has a negative charge