eletricty puzzle
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- 6. an electric current that reverses its direction many times a second at regular intervals, typically used in power supplies
- 8. a material or device that conducts or transmits heat, electricity, or sound, especially when regarded in terms of its capacity to do this
- 11. a flow of electricity which results from the ordered directional movement of electrically charged particles
- 12. an electric current flowing in one direction only
- 15. in particular of an electric or electronic circuit
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- 1. the action of insulating something or someone
- 2. a device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit
- 3. a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths before recombining to complete the circuit
- 4. the impeding, slowing, or stopping effect exerted by one material thing on another
- 5. the solid surface of the earth
- 7. a machine, especially one powered by electricity or internal combustion, that supplies motive power for a vehicle or for some other device with moving parts
- 9. a stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carrier of electricity in solids
- 10. circuit is a closed circuit in which the current follows one path, as opposed to a parallel circuit where the circuit is divided into two or more paths
- 13. a container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power
- 14. the SI unit of electrical resistance, expressing the resistance in a circuit transmitting a current of one ampere when subjected to a potential difference of one volt