Across
- 2. A measure of the amount of electrical potential energy on an electron flowing in a circuit can gain
- 4. A device used to increase or decrease the voltage of an alternating current
- 7. A device that transforms electrical energy into kinetic energy
- 8. (Two Words) Rate at which electrical energy is converted into other forms of energy, measured in watts (W)
- 12. (Two Words) Electric current that changes it direction rapidly
- 14. Magnet created by wrapping a current carrying wire around an iron core
- 15. (Two Words)Electric current that flows only in one direction
- 16. Material that does not allow electrons to move easily through
- 17. Atom that is positively or negatively charged because i has gained or lost electrons
- 18. Closed conducting loop in which electric current can flow continually
- 20. (Two Words) A group of atoms who's fields point tin the same direction
- 22. Light display that occurs when charged articles trapped in the magnetosphere collide with Earth's atmosphere above the poles
- 23. (Two Words)Only one pathway for electricity to travel through
- 24. Device that uses a magnetic field to turn kinetic energy into electrical energy
Down
- 1. The measure of how difficult it is for electrons to flow in a material unit is Ohms
- 3. Two Words) Imbalance of electric charge on an object
- 5. (Two Words) States that the current in a circuit equals the voltage divided by the resistance
- 6. Material that allows electrons to move easily through
- 8. (Two Words) Rapid movement of excess charge from one place to another
- 9. (Two Words) Attractive or repulsive force exerted by all charged objects on each other
- 10. (Two Words) Surrounds a magnet and exerts a magnetic force on other magnets
- 11. (Two Words) More that one pathway for electricity to travel through
- 13. (Two Words)Flow of charge through a conductor measured in amps(A)
- 19. Region of space affected by Earth's magnetic field
- 21. (Two Words) Surrounds every electric charge and exerts forces on each other