Chapter 6 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 7. law that states that charge can be transferred but cannot be created or destroyed
  2. 10. this surrounds every electric charge and exerts the force that causes attraction and repulsion
  3. 11. accumulation of excess electric charge on an object
  4. 14. rearrangement of electrons on a neutral object caused by a nearby charged object
  5. 15. rate at which electrical energy is converted to another form of energy
  6. 16. material in which electrons are not able to move easily
Down
  1. 1. electric current change from higher to lower voltage measured in volts
  2. 2. closed path that electric current follows
  3. 3. the process of transferring charge by touching or rubbing
  4. 4. states that the current in a circuit equals the voltage difference divided by the resistance
  5. 5. a device that can detect electric charge
  6. 6. tendency of a material to resist the flow of electrons
  7. 8. an electrical circuit with one branch
  8. 9. the net movement of electric charges in a single direction
  9. 12. material through which electrons move easily
  10. 13. an electrical circuit with two or more branches