Across
- 1. a board for making an experimental model of an electric circuit
- 4. Number one classroom rule
- 7. electric current that reverses its direction many times a second at regular intervals
- 8. a device used to store an electric charge, consisting of one or more pairs of conductors separated by an insulator
- 10. semiconductor light source that emits light when current flows through it
- 11. flow of electric charge that does not change direction
- 16. the strength of an electric current in amperes
- 17. fusible alloy used to join metal workpieces
- 19. a solid substance that has a conductivity between that of an insulator and that of most metals, either due to the addition of an impurity or because of temperature effects
- 21. passive two-terminal electrical component that implements electrical resistance as a circuit element
- 22. a measurement of wire diameter
Down
- 2. electronic technology that generates, stores, and processes data in terms of two states: positive and non-positive
- 3. the quantity determining the energy of mass in a gravitational field or of charge in an electric field
- 5. the pressure from an electrical circuit's power source that pushes charged electrons (current) through a conducting loop, enabling them to do work such as illuminating a light
- 6. computer processor where the data processing logic and control is included on a single integrated circuit, or a small number of integrated circuits
- 9. a semiconductor device with three connections, capable of amplification in addition to rectification
- 12. electrical safety device that operates to provide overcurrent protection of an electrical circuit
- 13. device that converts energy from one form to another
- 14. the flow of electricity in an electronic circuit
- 15. process in which two or more items are joined by melting and putting a filler metal (solder) into the joint
- 18. - cover with a thin layer of tin
- 20. E = IR