Electricity Glossary

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Across
  1. 3. path for transmitting electric current
  2. 4. a device that converts motive power into electric power
  3. 6. comprises branches so that the current divides and only part of it flows through any branch.
  4. 8. electrons flow past a point in a complete electrical circuit
  5. 11. an instrument used for measuring electric potential difference between two points in an electric circuit.
Down
  1. 1. the pressure from an electrical circuit's power source that pushes charged electrons
  2. 2. a device capable of either generating electrical energy from chemical reactions
  3. 5. a path along which the whole current flows through each component
  4. 7. often shortened to amp
  5. 9. the electric potential between two points of a conducting wire
  6. 10. an instrument used to measure the current in a circuit