1 | alternating current | | _____ | a device that uses chemical reaction to store and produce electricity |
2 | AC | | _____ | to kill by passing electric current through a body |
3 | ammeter | | _____ | an incomplete path or circuit that does not permit the flow of electricity |
4 | amperes | | _____ | abbreviation of Alternating Current |
5 | amp | | _____ | abbreviation for direct current |
6 | armature | | _____ | a form of energy in which electrons are flowing |
7 | battery | | _____ | the force needed to make electrons move |
8 | cell | | _____ | the force that slows down electron flow |
9 | circuit | | _____ | unit for measuring electromotive force |
10 | closed circuit | | _____ | a circuit that has only one path for the electricity to follow |
11 | conductor | | _____ | a complete path or circuit which allows electricity to move along it |
12 | current | | _____ | the form of electricity caused by a charged (+) or (-) particle; it does not move in a path |
13 | direct current | | _____ | a unit that measures the amoung of resistance to electric current |
14 | DC | | _____ | electrical current that flows in one direction, then the other direction; changes direction many times every second. |
15 | electricity | | _____ | a machine that changes mechanical energy into electricity |
16 | electrocute | | _____ | abbreviation for electromotive force |
17 | electromagnetic induction | | _____ | producing a current by moving a coil of wire across a magnetic field |
18 | electromotive force | | _____ | a material that allows electricity to pass through it |
19 | EMF | | _____ | electrical current that flows in only one direction |
20 | generator | | _____ | the number of electrons that are moving past a certain point in a circuit within a given time; the rate of flow |
21 | insulator | | _____ | the flow of electrons along a path |
22 | ohm | | _____ | the coil inside the generator |
23 | open circuit | | _____ | a device used to measure amperes |
24 | parallel circuit | | _____ | a circuit that provides more than one path for electricity to follow |
25 | resistance | | _____ | a group of two or more electric cells used to create or store electricity |
26 | series circuit | | _____ | a material that will not allow electricity to pass through it |
27 | static electricity | | _____ | the path a current follows through a conductor |
28 | volt | | _____ | abbreviated form of amperes |