Across
- 3. Substances that don’t allow charges to move through them
- 6. This charge has more electrons than protons
- 10. Materials which have a conductivity between conductors (generally metals) and insulators (such as most ceramics)
- 11. Has free electrons and allows charges to move freely through material
- 14. Uses electromagnetic induction to transform mechanical energy into electrical energy
- 17. Law. Electric force between objects depends on their distance from one another and each individual charge
- 18. Connecting a body to Earth to remove excess charge
- 19. Electric _______. A device that changes electrical energy into mechanical energy
- 20. Used to step up (increase) or step down (decrease) the voltage of an alternating current.
- 22. The amount of charge stored per volt.
- 24. Electric _______. A stream of charged particles, such as electrons or ions, moving through an electrical conductor or space
- 25. Electrons are moved back and forth.
- 26. Used to detect electric charges.
Down
- 1. Device used to store electric charge; made of 2 conductors separated by an insulator
- 2. Electrons moving in one direction.
- 4. A form of energy that occurs naturally (as in lightning) or is produced (as in a generator) and that is expressed in terms of the movement and interaction of electrons.
- 5. An electrical circuit that is not complete
- 7. Electromagnetic __________. The generation of a current by a changing magnetic field.
- 8. The study of electric charges; movement of electrons
- 9. A path along which the whole current flows through each component.
- 12. This charge has the same number of p+ and e-
- 13. This charge has more protons than electrons
- 15. Law. The current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the voltage across the two points
- 16. Electrical _______. The rate at which electrical energy is transferred by an electric circuit.
- 17. A circuit without interruption, providing a continuous path through which a current can flow
- 21. Device with a specific resistance
- 23. Comprises branches so that the current divides and only part of it flows through any branch
