PHYSICAL SCIENCE EXAM QUESTIONS AND UPDATED CORRECT ANSWERS VERIFIED BY EXPERT

PHYSICAL SCIENCE EXAM QUESTIONS AND UPDATED CORRECT

ANSWERS VERIFIED BY EXPERT


positive;negative

Protons have _________ eletric charge; electrons have ________ electric charge.

net charge

In most atoms, the charges of the protons and electrons cancel each other out and the

atom has no ________

electrons

Atoms become charged by gaining or losing ___________

Static electricity; electric charges

_______________-the accumulation of excess ____________ on an object.

Law of Conservation of charge; created; destroyed

_______________- charge may be transferred from object to object, but it cannot be

________ or __________.

attract; repel

Opposite charges _______, and like charges __________.

distance; electric field

Charges can act on each other even at a _________, b/c any charge that is placed in

an ___________ will be published or pulled by the field.

conductors; metals

, Electrons move more easily through _______, like _________

insulators

Electrons do not move easily through __________, such as plastic, wood, rubber, and

glass.

contact

Charge by _________

touching; rubbing

The process of transferring charge by _________ or __________.

rubbing

Example: static electricity from your feet ___________ the carpet

induction

Charging by __________

charge

The rearrangement of electrons on a neutral object caused by a nearby ___________

object.

positively

Example: a negatively charged balloon near your sleeve causes an area of your sleeve

to become ________ charged

discharge

Static __________

air

A transfer of charge through _______ between 2 objects b/c of a buildup of static

electricity.