Is all about electricity

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 5. A chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an ___ current through a solution (12)
  2. 7. Extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (5)
  3. 9. A piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed (8)
  4. 11. A positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device (5)
  5. 12. A device that produces electricity (7)

Down

  1. 1. An impetuous rush toward someone or something (6)
  2. 2. A person who is employed to collect payments (11)
  3. 3. Hopeful and optimistic; the opposite of negative (8)
  4. 4. A conductor used to make ___ contact with some part of a circuit (plural) (10)
  5. 6. Any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid (plural) (7)
  6. 8. A negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device (7)
  7. 10. A long rod of wood or metal or plastic (4)
  8. 11. Any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red (plural) (5)