9RBT Summary Crossword

5. The smallest quantity of an element. Made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
6. Transform chemical potential energy into electrical potential energy.
9. Property of some objects that causes them to exert forces on each other, by virtue of their having less (positive charge) or more (negative charge) electrons than usual.
10. The response or reaction produced by the system after processing information (e.g., movement, light, sound).
11. A material that does not conduct current well.
13. A circuit where all the objects are connected, with good contacts, so that current can complete a path from one battery terminal to another.
17. A circuit with only one path for current to flow
18. The measure of how much a material opposes the flow of charge. Measured in Ohms (Ω).
21. An automatically operated machine, programmable by a computer, designed to sense its environment, process information, and execute complex actions to perform tasks.
22. The flow of electric charge through a conductor.
24. The force of attraction between magnetic objects. Like poles repel, and unlike poles attract.
27. A circuit with a break in it – e.g. an open switch – so that current cannot complete its path.
28. A drawing of a circuit, made simple by the use of symbols. It uses straight lines to represent wires.
29. Any method (e.g. mechanical, electronic) used to turn the flow of charge on and off in a system (e.g. button, keyboard).

1. A device that transforms electrical energy into kinetic energy (motion)
2. A magnet made from a current carrying coil of wire.
3. A circuit with more than one path for current to flow
4. A positively charged subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom.
7. A unit of measure of current.
8. Components used by robots to gather information from the environment.
12. A component made to restrict the flow of current.
14. A material that allows current to flow easily through it.
15. Senses or devices that collect data from the environment and transform it into signals (e.g., electrical signals) to be processed.
16. A very thin wire that heats up in a lamp causing it to glow.
19. A subatomic particle that is negatively charged.
20. A measure of the electric potential energy difference per charge passing through a component. Can be considered to be the electrical pressure.
23. The capacity to do work (make stuff happen). It cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred or transformed when something happens.
25. The small positive region at the centre of an atom that contains protons and neutrons.
26. A collection of objects, e.g. a battery and wires, connected to make a current.