Electricity (Ch. 20)

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Across
  1. 3. A property that causes subatomic particles to attract or repel each other
  2. 4. A material through which electric charge can flow easily
  3. 6. Static discharge occurs when a pathway through which charges can move forms ______.
  4. 7. A material through which charge can't flow easily
  5. 11. The transfer of excess charge through a conductor to Earth
  6. 12. Law stating that the total electric charge in a system is constant
  7. 20. The attraction or repulsion between electrically charged objects
  8. 21. Also known as the potential difference.
  9. 22. An electric circuit with two or more paths through which charge can flow
  10. 23. The rate at which electrical energy is converted into another form of energy
  11. 24. A field in a region of space that exerts electric forces on charged particles
  12. 25. A material's _____, length and temperature affect its resistance
Down
  1. 1. The flow of electric charge that regularly reverses its direction
  2. 2. The study of the behavior of electric charges
  3. 5. The law about the relationship of voltage, current and resistance
  4. 8. Like charges will do this when brought near each other
  5. 9. The difference in electrical potential energy between two places
  6. 10. A switch that opens when the current in a circuit is too high
  7. 13. A material that has almost zero resistance when it is cooled to low temperatures
  8. 14. The flow of electric charge in only one direction
  9. 15. A complete path through which electric charge can flow
  10. 16. A device that converts chemical energy into electrical energy
  11. 17. Opposite charges will do this when brought near each other
  12. 18. An electric circuit with only one path through which charge can flow
  13. 19. The opposition to the flow of electric charges in a material