Across
- 3. _____________ an electrical path that branches so that the current divides and only part of it flows through any branch. The voltage, or potential difference, across each branch (two words)
- 8. ________ a stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity, found in all atoms
- 9. ____ is the unit of electrical resistance
- 11. ______________ is an electric current that periodically reverses direction and changes its magnitude continuously with time, in contrast to direct current (two words)
- 14. ________ something that conducts electricity
- 15. ________ a form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons)
Down
- 1. _______ states that the current through a conductor is proportional to the voltage across it and inversely proportional to its resistance (two words)
- 2. ______ an electrical circuit that is not complete (two words)
- 4. ________ any electrically conducting pathway comprising an electric circuit along which the whole current flows through each component (two words)
- 5. ______ is the unit of measurement of electric potential
- 6. __________ a substance or device which does not readily conduct electricity
- 7. _______ a subatomic particle of about the same mass as a proton but without an electric charge
- 10. _______ the SI unit of frequency, equal to one cycle per second.
- 12. ____ is short for ampere
- 13. ____ any device or system that consumes electric power