Across
- 2. a device that changes the voltage of an alternation current
- 5. a gas-filled incandescent bulb
- 9. the electric box that distributes the electricity coming into a house or other building to each outlet and switch
- 11. a light bulb that provides very efficient lighting
- 13. a material that conducts some electricity
- 14. a layer of gas surrounding Earth
- 16. a place where trash and other waste materials are buried and covered with soil
- 17. a special power plant where electricity is reduced in voltage so it can be used in homes, offices, and so on
- 19. to put into effect
Down
- 1. a gas in the atmosphere that traps heat and contributes to warming temperatures
- 3. a semiconductor device that allows the flow of current in one direction
- 4. an electric current where electricity flows in one direction
- 6. a kind of light with short wavelengths. It can't be seen with the naked eye.
- 7. a light bulb that uses less electricity and lasts longer than an incandescent light bulb
- 8. relating to the sun
- 10. a device that converts AC electricity into DC
- 12. a place where electric power is produced to be spread out and used
- 15. a pure substance that is made of atoms that are all the same
- 18. an electric current where electricity flows back and forth
