Across
- 5. is like the flow of water in a river, but instead of water, it's electricity moving through wires.
- 6. is like a safety escape route for electricity. if too much electricity builds up, it gives it a safe path to flow into the earth, so nothing gets damaged.
- 7. now, imagine trying to push two "+" ends of a magnet together. they won’t stick! instead, they push away from each other. the same is true for electric charges—two positives or two negatives will repel, or push away, from each other.
- 9. is like a speed bump for electricity—it slows down the flow to keep things safe or control how much energy gets used.
- 10. is like passing a secret note by hand. it’s how electricity or heat moves directly from one thing to another through touching.
- 12. think of two magnets pulling toward each other. they make objects want to come together, like gravity pulling you to the ground.
- 13. have you ever rubbed a balloon on your hair and made your hair stand up? that’s when electricity builds up on the surface of an object and doesn’t move until it gets a way out, like a zap!
- 14. now imagine trying to push two magnets together, but they keep bouncing apart. they push objects away from each other.
- 15. imagine two magnets: one with a "+" (positive) end and one with a "-" (negative) end. they want to stick together because opposites love to attract. the same thing happens with electric charges—positive and negative charges pull toward each other.
- 17. think of water flowing steadily in one direction through a hose. electricity flows in only one direction, like in a flashlight.
- 18. is how hard it is for electricity to flow through something, like how sticky mud slows you down when you’re walking.
Down
- 1. imagine rubbing a balloon on your hair and then sticking it to a wall. even though the wall isn’t charged, the balloon still sticks! this is because neutral objects (like the wall) are attracted to objects with a charge (like the balloon).
- 2. imagine electricity going back and forth, like a swing. it changes direction as it flows. it’s what powers most things in your house.
- 3. imagine a racetrack with two different paths cars can take to reach the same finish line. electricity has multiple paths to flow through, so if one path is blocked, electricity can still go another way.
- 4. this is like a slide at a playground. the higher the slide (voltage), the more energy you have to go down. it is the "push" that moves electricity through a circuit.
- 8. imagine holding a magnet near a pile of paper clips, and the clips stick without touching. this is when something creates electricity or a magnetic effect without direct contact.
- 11. when you rub your hands together, they get warm. that’s when two things rub against each other and resist movement, creating heat or energy.
- 16. this is like a single train track where all the train cars must follow one path. electricity flows along one path. if part of the track is broken, the electricity stops.