English National Curriculum - Science
Mission Objectives
Describe and draw electric field patterns around a charged sphere
Describe attraction and repulsion between charged objects using electric fields
Explain how static electricity is produced by the transfer of electrons
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Words and meanings to learn
electric field
the region around a charged object where other charges feel a force
positive charge
a type of electric charge carried by protons; an object becomes positively charged when it loses electrons
electrons
negatively charged particles found in atoms
static electricity
a build-up of electric charge on the surface of an insulating material, usually caused by the transfer of electrons through friction
negative charge
a type of electric charge carried by electrons; an object becomes negatively charged when it gains extra electrons
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