Electricity Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. ________ Circuit - circuit in which electric current has more than one path to follow
  2. 7. The net movement of electric charges in a single direction, measured in amperes
  3. 10. ________ Circuit - circuit in which electric current has only one path to follow
  4. 12. Tendency for a material to oppose electron flow and to convert electrical energy into other forms of energy such as thermal energy and light, measured in ohms
  5. 13. _______ Difference - Related to the force that causes electric charges to flow, measured in volts
  6. 14. Law of Conservation of ______ - charge cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred from object to object
  7. 15. Charging by ______ - the rearrangement of electrons on a neutral object caused by a nearby charged object close to it
Down
  1. 1. the accumulation of excess electric charge on an object
  2. 2. A closed path that electric current follows
  3. 4. Electric ______ - rate at which electrical energy is converted to another form of energy, expressed in watts
  4. 5. Device that can detect electric charge
  5. 6. Material, such as copper wire, through which electrons can move easily
  6. 8. material in which electrons are not able to move easily
  7. 9. A region surrounding every electric charge in which a force of attraction or repulsion is exerted on other electric charges
  8. 11. Charging by ______ - the transferring of electrical charge between objects by touching or rubbing