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Electricity
5th Physical Science
Question | Answer |
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What are the building blocks of matter? | atoms |
The smaller particles (subatomic) that make up an atom. | protons, neutrons, and electrons |
The property of a particle that affects how it behaves around other particles. | electric charge |
Subatomic particle that makes up the center (nucleus) of an atom, which have a positive (+) charge. | proton |
Subatomic particle that makes up the center (nucleus) of an atom, which have a neutral or no charge. | neutron |
Subatomic particle that is found moving around the center (nucleus) of an atom. | electron |
Particles with the same charge "push away" or ________ from one another. | repel |
Particles with opposite charges "pull together" or _______ one another. | attract |
When electric charges build up on objects it is called what? | static electricity |
When electric charges have a path to follow or flow through it is called what? | electric current |