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| An atom that has an equal amount of protons and electrons |
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| A region around a charged object where the object's electric force is exerted on other charged objects |
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| the build up of charges on an object |
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| When objects are rubbed together to create electricity |
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| When electrons move from one object to another due to direct contact |
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| When charges move from one object to another due to an electric field; no contact |
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| A type of static discharge that is caused by an imbalance of charges |
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| any material that attracts iron or materials containing iron |
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| the force of attraction or repulsion generated by moving or spinning electric charges |
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| one of two points that have opposite magnetic qualities at the ends of a magnet |
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| a region where a magnetic forces can be detected |
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| a temporary magnetic that produces a magnetic field that can be used to move heavy objects |
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| Where the atoms in a magnetic field line up |
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| What causes Earth's magnetic field? |
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| The motion of liquids and other materials in the core and the change of temperature in the Earth's core |
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| How far are the Earth's magnetic poles from the its geographic poles? |
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| a material through which charges cannot move easily |
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| a material through which charges can move freely |
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| a special class of materials that conduct electric charge better than electrical insulators but not as well as electrical conductors |
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| the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass. |
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| the pull of gravity on an object |
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| the pull of gravity on an object |
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| the amount of matter in an object |
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| the region of space surrounding a body in which another body experiences a force of gravitational attraction. |
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