1. By: Savannah Dotterman

2.  A physical amount of matter that makes it go through an electric reaction when its around or near other electrically charged things.  There are two types of electrical charges called positive and negative.  A negative charge and a positive charge attract towards each other.  Two negatives or two positives repulse against each other.

3.  Electricity that surrounds electrically charged particles and time-varying magnetic fields.  They exert a force on other electrically charged objects.  Electric fields contain electrical energy with energy density proportional to the square of the field amplitude.

4.  The build up of electric charge on the surface of objects.  The static charges remain on an object until they either bleed off to ground or are quickly neutralized by a discharge.  The familiar phenomenon of a static 'shock' is caused by the neutralization of charge.

5.  When the electromagnetic field is used to transfer energy between two objects.  A charging station sends energy through inductive coupling to an electrical device, which stores the energy in the batteries.  Induction chargers typically use an induction coil to create another electromagnetic field from inside a charging base station, and a 2nd induction coil in the portable device takes power from the electromagnetic field and takes it back into electrical current to charge the battery.