Ch. 20 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 6. the effect an electric charge has other charges in the space around it
  2. 7. circuit with two or more paths through which charges can flow
  3. 10. when charge is transferred by contact
  4. 11. electric __________ is the rate at which electrical energy is converted to another form of energy
  5. 12. an electric ___________ is a complete path through which charge can flow
  6. 14. charge that flows in only one direction
  7. 15. circuit with only one path through which charge can flow
  8. 16. the difference in electrical potential energy between two places in an electric field
  9. 18. a material through which charge cannot easily flow
  10. 19. electric __________ a property that causes subatomic particles such as protons and electrons to attract or repel each other
Down
  1. 1. the voltage in a circuit equals the product of the current and the resistance
  2. 2. the study of the behavior of electric charges
  3. 3. flow of charge that regularly reverses its direction
  4. 4. the force of attraction or repulsion between electrically charged objects
  5. 5. a device that converts chemical energy to electrical energy
  6. 8. the continuous flow of electric charge is called electric __________
  7. 9. a material through which charge can flow easily
  8. 13. the opposition to the flow of charge in a material
  9. 17. when charge is transferred without contact between materials