Electricity Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. A device for receiving electric plugs
  2. 6. Special metal element that when heated in a vacuum produces light
  3. 9. A unit used to measure a materials resistance
  4. 10. Measure of the amount of energy or work that can be done by volts and amps
  5. 11. Form of energy that can produce heat, light, magnetism and chemical changes
  6. 13. A safety device for circuits that once used it needs to be replaced.
  7. 17. Insulated solderless connector
  8. 20. A safety device that trips once a circuit has exceeded its capacity. Device can be reset.
  9. 22. Watts/Volts
  10. 24. Refers to a loss of voltage as it travels along a wire
  11. 25. Measure of the rate of electrical flow
  12. 26. A safety device used in wet rooms
Down
  1. 1. Refers to a body’s reaction to an electrical current
  2. 2. A tendency of a material to resist electrical flow
  3. 3. A material that allows electricity to flow easily through it
  4. 4. A device used to stop the flow of electricity
  5. 5. White wires that carry current from an appliance or fixture back to the source.
  6. 7. Converts high voltage from power lines to 240 volts for home and farm installations
  7. 8. Measure of electrical pressure
  8. 12. Connectedness
  9. 14. Black, red and/or blue wires which carry current to appliances and fixtures
  10. 15. A material that provides great resistance to electrical flow
  11. 16. A base or housing for light bulbs, fan motors, and other electrical devices
  12. 18. A source of electricity plus two or more wires connected to a load such as a light, heater, or motor are known collectively as a __________.
  13. 19. Volts x Amps
  14. 21. Watts/Amps
  15. 23. A force that attracts or repels iron or steel