Electricity Vocabulary

4. Like charges repel and opposite charges attract.
5. The push or force that causes electrons to move from negative to positive.
7. The smallest unit of an element that maintains properties.
9. A subatomic particle that has no charge and is found in the nucleus (middle) of an atom.
10. When electrons are "wiped" from one object onto another.
12. A complete closed path through which electric charges (electrons) flow.
15. A material in which charges cannot move freely.
17. The electrons continually shift from flowing in one direction to the reverse direction at regular intervals.
18. A subatomic particle that has a positive charge and is found in the nucleus (middle) of an atom.
19. When electrons move from one object to another by direct contact.

1. The force of attraction (pull) or repulsion (push) on a charged particle that is due to an electric field.
2. A subatomic particle that has a negative charge.
3. A device that generates an electric current by converting chemical or radiant energy into electrical energy
6. The release of static electricity as electrons move off an object.
8. A material in which electrons can move freely.
11. The opposition to the flow of electrons.
13. Electric charge at rest; generally produced by friction or induction.
14. The electrons always flow in the same direction.
16. When charges in an uncharged object are rearranged without direct contact with a charged object.