Electronics Vocabulary

2. a unit of current/ 1 coulomb per second
8. a unit of voltage/ potential energy per charge
9. a unit of resistance
10. ratio of output power and input power
11. the decrease or opposition of electric flow by a factor in the circuit
13. kinetic energy caused by the movement of electrons between atoms
16. the rate of the amount of electric charge carried by a circuit/ voltage x current
17. materials or objects that are able to carry electricity and pass it on
19. electrical potential energy or the difference in voltage

1. a circuit with only one path for the current
3. when a magnetic field creates an electrical current in a conductor
4. a circuit with more than one path
5. the difference in potential energy between two points in a circuit
6. flowing electric charge
7. a closed passage of conductors where electricity flows
12. energy from the movement of charged particles
14. an factor in the circuit that uses electrical power
15. capacity to do work
18. states that the amount of current between two points in a circuit is equivalent to the voltage between the 2 points