Electricity CW 1

1. Component of a circuit that reduces the amount of electricity flowing through it.
5. A type of circuit in which the components are connected in parallel to each other; each component has its own separate branch.
6. A component of a circuit that regulates the flow of electricity (can amplify the signal).
9. a safety device that melts when current is too high, breaking a circuit.
10. Measure of potential energy between two points in a circuit or in a battery.
13. Materials that electricity cannot easily flow through (e.g., wood, plastic, rubber).
14. Materials that electricity can easily flow through (e.g., metals).
15. A type of circuit in which all the components are in a chain so that the current has only one path to take.

2. an unwanted electrical connection with very low resistance to current.
3. Flow of electrical energy from one place to another.
4. a circuit that has a break that prevents the flow of current.
7. circuit a circuit that has a complete path for charge to flow.
8. A variable resistor that is a component of a circuit that can control the amount of electricity flowing through it using a knob or a slider.
11. Path that can allow electricity to flow, if closed.
12. the flow of electrical charge.
14. A device that stores electrical energy.