Electricity

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. A stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron (6)
  2. 5. A unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when (3)
  3. 8. Control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking (6)
  4. 10. The rate at which energy is drawn from a source that produces a flow of electricity in a circuit (7)
  5. 11. Energy associated with electric charges, used to power lights and devices. (11)
  6. 14. A flow of electricity through a conductor (7)
  7. 15. To direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (7)
  8. 16. An elementary particle with negative charge (8)

Down

  1. 1. The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element (4)
  2. 2. A material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity (9)
  3. 3. Meter that measures the potential difference between two points (9)
  4. 6. A path through which electric current can flow. (7)
  5. 7. The resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another (8)
  6. 9. An impetuous rush toward someone or something (6)
  7. 12. A material's opposition to the flow of electric current (10)
  8. 13. A material that allows heat or electric current to pass through it. (9)