Basic Electronic Components

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Across
  1. 1. Use to connect things together using a breadboard
  2. 3. A variable resistor; A component with a knob or slider that can be turned or pushed to changed resistance in a circuit
  3. 5. A switch controlled by an electrical signal
  4. 6. A component that can give off light
  5. 7. A device that stores electrical energy in an electric field
  6. 8. A polarized component; Allows electrical current to pass through them in one direction
  7. 9. A coil of wire
  8. 11. Resists the flow of electricity, a short circuit can happen if this is missing
  9. 12. A mechanical device that creates a break in a circuit
Down
  1. 2. An electronic circuit that has been shrunk to fit inside a chip
  2. 4. A special board for prototyping electronics
  3. 10. A container which converts chemical energy into electricity