ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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  1. 4. condition of a system that describes opposing physical characteristics.
  2. 6. machine that converts rotational motion to electricity
  3. 9. flow of electric charges, usually in wires or other conductors. Measured in amperes (A).
  4. 10. unit of electric current, equivalent to one coulomb of charge per second.
  5. 11. In an electric motor, the *blank* plates typically comes in electrical contact with the brushes.
  6. 14. buildup of electrical charge, either positive or negative, on the surface of an insulating material
  7. 17. scientific instrument used to measure the masses of individual atoms in a gas using the force exerted on them in a uniform magnetic field.
  8. 21. a device that stores electric charge.
  9. 22. two regions in a magnetic field, called magnetic north and south poles, that produce the strongest magnetic force.
  10. 23. electric circuit with a break that prevents electricity from flowing through it.
  11. 25. electric circuit where the switch is connected (or closed), allowing electricity to flow through the circuit
  12. 27. coil of wire, usually cylindrical, that uses electric current to create a magnetic field.
  13. 28. one of two types of electric charge.
  14. 29. amount of electrical potential energy that each unit of electric charge has
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  1. 1. study of electric charges at rest.
  2. 2. flow of electric current through conductor
  3. 3. physical phenomenon produced by the motion of electric charge, resulting in attractive and repulsive forces between objects;
  4. 5. material, such as a metal, that offers low resistance to the flow of electric current
  5. 7. an enclosure used to block electromagnetic fields
  6. 8. material that is a poor conductor of electric current.
  7. 11. (C)SI unit for electric charge.
  8. 12. unit of electric potential and electric potential difference.
  9. 13. scientific instrument used to detect charged objects.
  10. 15. electrical device that has a complete or continuous path that electricity can flow through
  11. 16. rotating part of an electric motor containing electromagnets.
  12. 18. flux measure of the strength of a magnetic field through an area.
  13. 19. instrument used to detect very small electric currents by detecting the magnetic force on a loop of wire.
  14. 20. magnets that are created by the flow of electricity.
  15. 24. fundamental property of matter that comes in two varieties we call positive and negative.
  16. 26. device that increases or decreases voltage in AC circuits in order to minimize energy lost during transmission.