Ted wants to use a magnet to hold the door of a playhouse closed. The door and the doorframe are both made of plastic. Ted places a magnet onto the doorframe. Will the magnetic force keep the door closed?

A naturally magnetized mineral magnetite, called __________, was used as the first compass. It could turn an iron needle into a magnet, which would always point North. This enabled navigation.

Electric charges flow easily through insulators such as rubber, wool, glass, and wood. True or False?

True or false?

A lightning strike is an example of the transfer of particles that have an electric charge between objects that are not touching. This transfer is called a ____________________.

How can an object be neutral if it contains many particles that have a negative charge?

If the number of positive and negative charges are equal to each other, the matter has no electric charge. It is

As opposed to permanent magnets, electromagnets attract magnetic objects only when the electric current is turned on. True or False?

Gold, silver, and copper allow electrical charges to move easily. These metals make efficient _______________.

A ________________ is a push or a pull.

What happens during a static discharge?

___________ is the force that acts between any two objects that pulls them toward one another.