Electrical Terms

4. a device like a light bulb that is used to use the flow of electrons.
5. is a material that does not let electricity to flow through it.
8. a type of circuit in which an interruption in the flow of electricity.
9. measures the opposition to the flow of electrical current.
13. a type of circuit that is connected so that the current can travel independently to the different elements in the circuit.
14. a material that permits the flow of electricity through it.
15. the type of circuit when the current flows in only one direction.
16. a wire that connects the circuit to earth.

1. the flow of electrons in a circuit.
2. measure the electrical pressure, which causes the flow of electricity.
3. occurs when two or more wires come in contact with each other that should not.
6. a type of circuit that is connected so that the current passes through each part of a circuit without branching off.
7. is the flow of electrons from one atom to the next.
10. the type of circuit when the current flows in one direction and then in the other direction.
11. measure the rate of flow of electricity in a conductor.
12. measure the amount of energy or work that can be done.
17. the unit of measure for resistance.