Electrical vocab

3. the flow of electrical charge
4. the accumulation of electrical charge on the surface or within a material
5. the work done on a charged particle by an electrical field
7. a closed circuit in which the current divides into two or more paths by recombining to complete the circuit
10. a circuit with a break,either a switch malfunction in which a current cannot flow
11. the transfer of charge by direct contact
12. loss of voltage due to resistance
13. a circuit with no breaks, in which current can flow continuously

1. current that only runs in one direction
2. the opposition of a material to the flow of electric current
6. a material electrons can easily travel through
8. material that resists the movement of charge
9. A region around a charged particle or charged object within which a force is exerted on another charged particle or charged object
14. also known as voltage, the energy capacity of a unit of charge
15. a closed loop through which electrical charges can continuously flow