Electricity

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  1. 3. _______ law states that the voltage in a circuit is equal to the amount of current in the circuit and the resistance in the circuit (V=IR)
  2. 6. To shock something or someone with an electrical current, usually vairly mild
  3. 7. A unit of electrical charge
  4. 9. A type of electricity that does not flow in a current, but can sometimes zap you
  5. 10. Particle of an atom that is positively charged
  6. 13. Is always accompanied by thunder, and is the electrical discharge in the atmosphere, causing a bright flash or crack
  7. 15. The end of an electrical current or provides a point for external circuits
  8. 18. The thing that powers electricity. It can also be formed by chemical reactions, wind, water and the sun
  9. 21. Something that is neither a good conductor or a good insulator
  10. 22. Abbreviation of alternating current
  11. 23. A bad connection in the wires of a circuit, making it not work properly
  12. 24. A form of energy used to power machines, computers etc
  13. 27. The electrical unit of voltage
  14. 30. To put too much charge through a wire or into a battery
  15. 32. An electrical safety feature that stops the current if it becomes overloaded before it can do further damage
  16. 34. Particles of an atom that are negatively charged and can move to different atoms
  17. 36. A wire is _______ if an electrical current is passing through it
  18. 37. No charge
  19. 38. Something that can be turned on or off to break an electrical circuit or interrupt the circuit
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  1. 1. A flow of electricity
  2. 2. The element 29, which is also known as Cu
  3. 4. Benjamin ________ proved that lightning was a form of energy
  4. 5. Luigi ________ was an Italian physiologist who discovered that chemical action could lead to the production of electricity
  5. 8. A thin, flexible strand of metal designed to pass electrical currents through it
  6. 11. The charge object that has more electrons than protons is __________
  7. 12. A container consisting of one or more cells which react to produce energy
  8. 14. A material that does not transmit or allow electrical currents to pass through it
  9. 16. The path on which electrons from a voltage flow
  10. 17. To injure or kill by electrical shock
  11. 19. The degree to which a material conducts electricity
  12. 20. Transfers electricity from one circuit to another
  13. 25. A person or a thing that generates something (usually electricity)
  14. 26. An instrument for measuring electrical current in amperes
  15. 28. A material that an electrical current can pass through
  16. 29. Objects can have either a positive, negative or neutral ______
  17. 31. Something that resists an elecrical current
  18. 33. A conducting wire or thread with a high melting point, forming part of an electrical bulb
  19. 35. When electrons move fast enough, they produce light and _____