Electricity and Magnetism

The build up of excess electric charge on an object  

• Static Electricity

• Electric Field

• Static Discharge

• Current

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Exerted by a charged object; allows us to charge by induction

• Static Electricity

• Electric Field

• Electroscope

• Static Discharge

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A device that detects electrical charge on an object

• Static Electricity

• Electric Field

• Electroscope

• Static Discharge

A material that allows electrons to flow easily

• Current

• Circuit

• Conductor

• Insulator

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A material that blocks the flow of electrons

• Current

• Circuit

• Conductor

• Insulator

The flow of electricity between two electrically charged objects caused by contact

• Static Electricity

• Static Discharge

• Grounding

• Current

Providing a path that allows electrical charges to travel directly into the Earth instead of into a building

• Static Electricity

• Static Discharge

• Grounding

• Current

The net movement of electric charges in a single direction

• Voltage Difference

• Static Discharge

• Grounding

• Current

The push that causes charge to move

• Voltage Difference

• Resistance

• Circuit

• Current

The tendency of materials to oppose the flow of electrons through it

• Voltage Difference

• Resistance

• Circuit

• Ohm's Law