Across
- 2. Measured in watts
- 5. the most common semiconducting material
- 8. The number of cycles per second of an AC wave measured in hertz
- 11. A circuit in which components are so arranged the current divides between them.
- 13. Particle with a positive charge
- 15. A device used to measure voltage, current, and resistance.
- 17. Particle with a neutral charge
- 21. an apparatus that changes direct current to alternating currents
- 23. a circuit in which all components are connected in tandem
- 26. Mechanical device used to stop or redirect the flow of electricity
- 28. Physicist for which the measurement of resistance is named
- 29. Results in zero resistance
- 30. An apparatus for converting an alternating electrical
- 31. A Prefix meaning one million
Down
- 1. a conductor that provides a low impedance path to earth.
- 3. Current which moves in a single direction in a steady flow
- 4. Came up with Kirchoff's Voltage Law
- 6. A safety device consisting of a strip of wire that melts and breaks an electric circuit if the current exceeds a safe level.
- 7. A unit of electromotive force
- 9. Number of these electrons determines if a material is a conductor, semiconductor, or insulator
- 10. A strand or group of strands of electrically conductive material, normally copper or aluminum.
- 12. A material with 4 valence electrons
- 14. Results in infinite resistance
- 16. Particle with a negative charge
- 18. from a high to a low potential (voltage) or vice versa
- 19. A diode used to stabilize voltage across a load
- 20. An electro-magnetic device used to change the voltage in an alternating current electrical circuit.
- 22. an object having resistance
- 24. Measurement of continuous power
- 25. A unit of electrical resistance defined as the resistance of a circuit with a voltage of one volt and a current flow of one ampere.
- 27. The process of adding impurity atoms to pure semiconductor materials to improved the conductivity