electricity vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. a device that converts chemical energy contained within its active materials directly into electric energy.
  2. 5. an electrical component that limits or regulates the flow of electrical current in an electronic circuit
  3. 8. a type of electromagnet formed by a helical coil of wire
  4. 12. attraction or repulsion that arises between electrically charged particles
  5. 13. the transfer of energy, such as heat or electricity, between objects that are touching
  6. 14. a unit used to measure the difference in electric potential between two points
  7. 17. the measure of how much an object opposes the flow of electric current
  8. 18. an electromotive force or potential difference expressed in volts.
  9. 20. a magnet that uses electricity to create a magnetic field.
  10. 22. a measure of the amount of electric charge in motion per unit time
  11. 23. a complete circular path that electricity flows through.
  12. 24. a measure of the rate at which work is done
  13. 25. one in which all circuit elements are arranged in a single path
  14. 27. an instrument used to measure the current in a circuit
Down
  1. 1. a tiny, negatively charged subatomic particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom
  2. 3. the amount of charge transported by a current of one ampere in one second
  3. 4. a material that allows the flow of electricity through it
  4. 6. the attractive or repulsive force that exists between two charged objects
  5. 7. the act of introducing something, reasoning from facts to principles, or a formal entry into a position.
  6. 9. the amount of electric force per charge at a point in space
  7. 10. a measure of the rate of energy transfer over a unit of time
  8. 11. the region around a magnetic material or a moving electric charge within which the force of magnetism acts
  9. 15. the rate at which electrons flow past a point in a complete electrical circuit.
  10. 16. an electrical path that branches so that the current divides and only part of it flows through any branch.
  11. 19. The SI derived unit used to measure the electrical resistance of a material or an electrical device (volt)
  12. 21. a general transition of something or phase to another state condition.
  13. 26. materials that can resist energy transfer