Basics of Electricity
Across
- 2. - A safety device that shuts off power when a ground fault occurs.
- 7. - A device or equipment that uses electrical power.
- 9. - A tool used to measure voltage, resistance, and current.
- 11. - The movement of electrical energy through a conductor.
- 13. - The electrical pressure that pushes current through a circuit.
- 14. - The flow of electrical charge through a circuit.
- 15. - The amount of electrical current flowing through a circuit.
- 17. - (2 words) A broken circuit that prevents electricity from flowing.
- 19. - (2 words) A safety wire that provides a path for fault current.
- 20. - A complete path through which electricity can flow.
- 21. - (2 words) An unintended path that allows excessive current to flow.
- 23. - An electrical device where equipment can be plugged in.
- 24. - (2 words) A wire that carries electrical power from the source.
Down
- 1. - (2 words) A wire that provides the return path for electrical current.
- 3. - (2 words) A safety device that shuts off an overloaded circuit.
- 4. - (2 words) Electrical current that repeatedly changes direction.
- 5. - A material that allows electricity to flow easily.
- 6. - The unit used to measure electrical power.
- 8. - (2 words) Electrical current that flows in only one direction.
- 10. - A material that resists the flow of electricity.
- 12. - (2 words) A complete circuit that allows electricity to flow.
- 16. - A device used to open or close a circuit.
- 17. - The unit used to measure electrical resistance.
- 18. - The opposition to the flow of electrical current.
- 22. - (2 words) A measurement used to identify the size of electrical wire.