Ch. 20 Vocabulary

6. the effect an electric charge has other charges in the space around it
7. circuit with two or more paths through which charges can flow
10. when charge is transferred by contact
11. electric __________ is the rate at which electrical energy is converted to another form of energy
12. an electric ___________ is a complete path through which charge can flow
14. charge that flows in only one direction
15. circuit with only one path through which charge can flow
16. the difference in electrical potential energy between two places in an electric field
18. a material through which charge cannot easily flow
19. electric __________ a property that causes subatomic particles such as protons and electrons to attract or repel each other

1. the voltage in a circuit equals the product of the current and the resistance
2. the study of the behavior of electric charges
3. flow of charge that regularly reverses its direction
4. the force of attraction or repulsion between electrically charged objects
5. a device that converts chemical energy to electrical energy
8. the continuous flow of electric charge is called electric __________
9. a material through which charge can flow easily
13. the opposition to the flow of charge in a material
17. when charge is transferred without contact between materials