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- 3. Material that provides great resistance to flow of electricity
- 7. The use of 1000 watts per hour
- 8. a switch that trips and breaks the circuit when more than a specified amount of current passes through it
- 12. A measure of energy available or work that can be done using one ampere at one volt
- 14. A condition that occurs when electricity flows back to its source to rapidly and trips fuses, burns wires, and drains batteries
- 15. Any tendency of a material to prevent electrical flow
- 16. The process of making an electrical connection between a circuit, electricity-using device, or other electricity source to the earth to reduce the chance of shock and damage
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- 1. Protective tube with individual insulated wires running through it
- 2. A measure of electrical pressure
- 4. A standard for the safe installation of electrical wiring and equipment
- 5. AN electrical source and wires connected to an electrical device
- 6. A measure of the resistance of a material to the flow of an electrical current
- 9. Any material that will permit an electron to move through it
- 10. form of energy that can produce light, heat, magnetism, and chemical changes
- 11. Loss of voltage as electricity travels through a wire
- 13. A measure of the rate of flow of a current in a conductor