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Electronics

Subject : engineering
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1. A circuit that has a broken path so that no electric current can flow through it. A circuit with infinite resistance.






2. The smallest particle to which an element can be reduced and still retain its characteristics.






3. Something that can turn on or off the flow of electricty.






4. A neutrally charged atom






5. (R) The opposition to the flow of electric current in a circuit; its unit of measurement is the ohm (O).






6. The part of an electric system through which electrons travel from a source to a load - such as the electric wiring used in a building.






7. The space around a charged material in which the influence of the electric charge is experienced.






8. The unit of measurement of electric resistance.






9. V= IR or Voltage is equal to current times resistance






10. Current flows in one direction only.






11. The movement of electric charge; the flow of electrons through an electric circuit.






12. Current periodically reverses direction






13. Energy that exists because of movement.






14. The method by which loosely held atoms are bound together in metals.






15. The pressure - or force - that causes electric current to flow.






16. A unit of electric charge that represents a large number of electrons. ~ 6.28 x 1018 electrons






17. The part of an electric system that supplies energy to other parts of the system - such as a battery that supplies energy for a flashlight.






18. A material that allows electric current to flow through it easily.






19. Current flow assumed to be in a direction from high charge concentration (+) to low charge concentration (-).






20. The unit of measurement of electric potential.






21. Energy that exists because of position.






22. The part of an electric system that affects what the system does; a switch to turn on and turn off a light is a type of control.






23. An object which resists the flow of electricity.






24. The unit of measurement of electric power.






25. A circuit that forms a direct path across a voltage source (with little or no resistance) so that a very high and possibly unsafe electric current flows.






26. The unit of electric charge - which is the basic unit of measurement for current flow in an electric circuit.






27. Electrons located in the outer orbit of an atom that are easily removed and result in flow of electric current.






28. Electricity at rest caused by accumulation of either positive or negative electric charge.






29. A positively charged atom






30. Do Opposites attract or move away from each other?






31. Current flow assumed to be in the direction of electron movement from a negative (-) potential to a positive (+) potential.






32. The basic materials that make up all other materials; they exist by themselves (such as copper - hydrogen - carbon) or in combination with other elements (water is a combination of the elements hydrogen and oxygen).






33. An atomic particle said to have a negative (-) electric charge; electrons are the means by which the transfer of electric energy takes place.






34. Areas through which electrons move; designated as s - p - d - and f.






35. A circuit that forms a complete path so that electric current can flow through it.






36. Resistors are objects that resist flow. If a light bulb gets to much electricty it can burn out. In other terms - NOT GOOD!!






37. The transforming or transferring of energy.






38. A material that has a value of electric resistance between that of a conductor and an insulator and is used to manufacture solid- state devices such as diodes and transistors.






39. Light Emitting Diode






40. The path along which electrons travel around the nucleus of an atom.






41. A device that stores energy between a pair of conductors






42. The difference of electrical potential between to points on a circuit






43. The rate at which work is done.






44. A charge on a material that is said to be either positive or negative.






45. The capacity to do work.






46. Alternating Current






47. The part of an electric system that shows whether the system is on or off or that a specific quantity is present.






48. Electric force - or pressure - that causes current to flow in a circuit.






49. The part of an electric system that converts electric energy into another form of energy - such as an electric motor that converts electric energy into mechanical energy.






50. An atom that does not release electrons under normal conditions.