Physical Science
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1. Electric Charge: A property that causes subatomic particles, such as protons
and electrons, to interact.
2. neutral: no charge
3. Nucleus: Center of an atom
4. Protons: Positively charged particles in the nucleus.
5. Neutrons: The particles of the nucleus that have no charge.
6. Positive Ion: An atom that has lost some of its electrons; an atom with more
protons than electrons. AKA- Cation
7. Negative Ion: An atom that has gained extra electrons; an atom with more
electrons than protons. AKA- Anion
8. Friction: The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over
another. This transfers electron from one object to another.
9. Van de Graaff generator: A device that uses friction to produce a large static
charge on a metal dome. It applies a charge to things/people that come in contact
with it.
10. Induction: A way of rearranging the charges within an object without touching
it.
11. Static Electricity: A buildup of charges on an object before it goes somewhere
else.
12. Electric Discharge: Rapid movement of excess charge from one place to
another.
13. Electrical Conductor: A material through which electric charge can flow easily.
14. Electrical Insulator: A material through which charge cannot flow easily.
15. Semiconductor: A material that can conduct electricity under some conditions.
This allows them to be used to control the flow of a charge.
16. Conservation of Charge: The principle that net electric charge is neither cre-
ated nor destroyed but can be transfered from one material to another
17. static: not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
18. Newton (N): The unit for force.
19. Joules (J): The unit for energy and work.
20. Force: A push or a pull.
21. static friction: The force that resists the start of sliding motion between two
surfaces that are in contact .
22. kinetic friction: Friction between moving surfaces.
23. Drag: Resistance of a fluid (air or water) against the movement of an object.
24. Electric Force: the attraction or repulsion between electric charges
25. Gravity: A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses. 9.807
on Earth
26. net force: The sum of all forces acting on an object. (add or subtract)
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_h0gsbk
1. Electric Charge: A property that causes subatomic particles, such as protons
and electrons, to interact.
2. neutral: no charge
3. Nucleus: Center of an atom
4. Protons: Positively charged particles in the nucleus.
5. Neutrons: The particles of the nucleus that have no charge.
6. Positive Ion: An atom that has lost some of its electrons; an atom with more
protons than electrons. AKA- Cation
7. Negative Ion: An atom that has gained extra electrons; an atom with more
electrons than protons. AKA- Anion
8. Friction: The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over
another. This transfers electron from one object to another.
9. Van de Graaff generator: A device that uses friction to produce a large static
charge on a metal dome. It applies a charge to things/people that come in contact
with it.
10. Induction: A way of rearranging the charges within an object without touching
it.
11. Static Electricity: A buildup of charges on an object before it goes somewhere
else.
12. Electric Discharge: Rapid movement of excess charge from one place to
another.
13. Electrical Conductor: A material through which electric charge can flow easily.
14. Electrical Insulator: A material through which charge cannot flow easily.
15. Semiconductor: A material that can conduct electricity under some conditions.
This allows them to be used to control the flow of a charge.
16. Conservation of Charge: The principle that net electric charge is neither cre-
ated nor destroyed but can be transfered from one material to another
17. static: not moving, active, or in motion; at rest
18. Newton (N): The unit for force.
19. Joules (J): The unit for energy and work.
20. Force: A push or a pull.
21. static friction: The force that resists the start of sliding motion between two
surfaces that are in contact .
22. kinetic friction: Friction between moving surfaces.
23. Drag: Resistance of a fluid (air or water) against the movement of an object.
24. Electric Force: the attraction or repulsion between electric charges
25. Gravity: A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses. 9.807
on Earth
26. net force: The sum of all forces acting on an object. (add or subtract)
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