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What is an atom? |
Tiny particles that make up matter |
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What are protons? |
Positive particles in an atom |
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Are the number of positive and negative particles in an atom equal? |
Yes |
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What is static electricity? |
When the positive and negative particles do not balance |
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What does static mean? |
Not moving |
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Name an example of static electricity |
Lightening. Static electricity builds up in clouds |
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What is electric force? |
An object with a positive charge being attracted to an object with a negative force. |
Opposites attract |
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Do objects with the same charge repel or attract to each other? |
repel |
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What are the three kinds of particles in an atom? |
Positive Negative Neutral |
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What is an electric field? |
The space around an object with an electric charge |
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When does an electric field have the most strength? |
When it’s closest to a charged object It loses strength the farther it gets from the charged object |
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What do negative electric fields attract? |
Positively charged particles and matter |
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What do positively charged electric fields repel? |
Positively charged particles |
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