Electricity Terms

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Across
  1. 2. the presence of a complete path for current flow.
  2. 6. Electricity going to the Earth
  3. 7. Tendency of a material to prevent electrical flow
  4. 10. Measure of resistance of material to flow of electrical current
  5. 11. 1 amp at 1 volt
  6. 12. 1000
  7. 13. Measure of electrical pressure
  8. 15. form of energy that can produce light, heat, force, & chemical changes.
  9. 16. an automatic device for stopping the flow of current in an electric circuit as a safety measure.
  10. 18. a safety device consisting of a strip of wire that melts and breaks an electric circuit if the current exceeds a safe level.
  11. 19. Provides resistance to the flow of electricity
Down
  1. 1. Loss of voltage as electricity flows through wires
  2. 3. measure of rate of flow of current in a conductor
  3. 4. Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
  4. 5. device that transfers electric energy from one alternating-current circuit to other circuits, either increasing or reducing the voltage.
  5. 8. an overhead electrical line running from a utility pole, to a customer's building or other premises
  6. 9. Permits electricity to flow through
  7. 14. Metal element in a vacuum that produces light when electricity flows through it.
  8. 17. Unit of measurement for amperage