Across
- 4. the voltage across a conductor is directly proportional to the current flowing through it, provided all physical conditions and temperatures remain constant
- 7. an electrical safety device that operates to provide over-current protection of an electrical circuit
- 11. a machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy with the specific purpose of accelerating air movement
- 12. the electrical and magnetic forces or effects, produced by an electric current
- 16. a type of current with one-directional flow of electrical charge
- 17. a circuit where the path of flow is closed and the current is free to flow, switch is on
- 20. a circuit where the path of flow is open or interrupted at some point that stops the flow of the current, switch is off
- 21. a device that generates electricity through chemical reactions, batteries
- 24. flow of charged particles, in the case of electricity electrons are the charged particles
- 25. type of electricity produced by rubbing two suitable bodies and the transfer of electrons from one body to another
- 26. a device that will open or close a circuit
- 27. a graphical representation of an electrical circuit
- 28. result of an imbalance between negative and positive charges in an object, can cause a spark between a person and a metal handle
Down
- 1. a type of transformer that decreases the voltage incoming to the site by increasing the electrical current
- 2. a vector field that describes the magnetic influence on moving electric charges, currents, and magnetic materials
- 3. a device that converts mechanical (potential and kinetic) energy or chemical energy into electrical current
- 5. also referred to as current-coupled or daisy chain-coupled currents, this is a circuit that goes through every component located on the circuit
- 6. a passive component that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another circuit, or multiple circuits
- 8. a type of transformer that has a primary voltage that is lower than the secondary voltage
- 9. a type of current where the direction of flow switches back and forth at regular intervals or cycles
- 10. a type of circuit where there are multiple paths for current to flow, the sum of currents through each path equals the total current from the source
- 13. a measure of the opposition to current flow in an electrical circuit
- 14. a machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy
- 15. generation of an electric current by placing a conductor in a changing magnetic field
- 16. a region in a solid where molecular magnetic or electric moments are uniformly aligned
- 18. location of a magnet where the external magnetic field is the strongest, can be positive or negative
- 19. physical attributes as a result of a magnetic field, which allows objects to attract or repel each other
- 22. the organized transfer of charged particles from one substance into another or within a substance
- 23. a device that converts electrical energy into visible light