Electronics Vocabulary

4. energy that consists of the movement of electrons
5. imbalance of electric charges within or on the surface of a material.
9. a giant spark of electricity in the atmosphere between clouds, the air, or the ground
10. a material in which electric current does not flow freely.
11. complete electrical circuit through which current can flow when a voltage is applied.
14. two or more paths for current to flow through
15. a circuit where the path has been interrupted or "opened" at some point so that current will not flow.
17. an electric current that periodically reverses direction and changes
19. class of physical attributes that occur through a magnetic field, which allows objects to attract or repel each other

1. a flow of charged particles, such as electrons or ions,
2. subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity
3. one in which all circuit elements are arranged in a single path
6. a measure of the opposition to the flow of current in an electrical circuit
7. a device that gives energy to the charged particles constituting the current
8. an object or type of material that allows the flow of charge
12. derived unit used to measure the electrical resistance of a material or an electrical device
13. one-directional flow of electric charge
16. electric potential between two points of a conducting wire
18. The unit of electric current in the International System of Units