Grade 9 electricity topics 1 and 2
Across
- 2. a measurement of the potential difference
- 4. the unit for measuring electrical current; the abbreviation is amp.
- 6. A material whose properties lie between a conductor and an insulator
- 7. A device used to measure voltage, or electrical potential energy difference
- 8. Law where opposites attrac, like repel and neutral attract charged objects
- 12. A device used to measure current in a circuit
- 13. an imbalance in the number of protons and electrons
- 15. materials that allow electric charges to flow through them easily
- 17. a continuous pathway for charges to move
Down
- 1. The release of electricity stored in a source
- 3. An electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
- 5. difference the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
- 9. When an object gets an excess or deficiency of electrons
- 10. A device that produces electricity. A combination of cells.
- 11. Allowing charges to move freely along a connection between a conductor and the ground.
- 14. a material that has no electrical resistance when very cold
- 16. a device used to "open" or "close" a circuit to control the current through it