| Circuits & Switches | Name:__________________ |
| _____ | Electric Charge | 1)the particular purpose or task a circuit is designed to complete |
| _____ | Electrical Current | 2)the movement of electrons from one atom to another |
| _____ | Electrical Load | 3)the condition of having an excess or deficiency of electrons |
| _____ | Switch | 4)current that only moves in one direction |
| _____ | AC Power Adapter | 5)a device used in a circuit to temporarily store electricity |
| _____ | Alternating Current (AC) | 6)current that changes direction on a regular time interval |
| _____ | Capacitor | 7)a material that when combined with some other material can be turned into an insulator or a conductor |
| _____ | Charge | 8)the flow of electrons from one place to another |
| _____ | Conductor | 9)the control unit placed in a circuit that provides the ability to open or close the circuit |
| _____ | Current | 10)a diode that produces light when current moves through it |
| _____ | Diode | 11)a device used to limit the flow of electricity to one direction |
| _____ | Direct Current (DC) | 12)a particle that is held loosely in orbit around the atom's nucleus |
| _____ | Electron | 13)the potential of electrons or protons to attract each other |
| _____ | Insulator | 14)converts alternating current to direct current |
| _____ | Light Emitting Diode (LED) | 15)a material that does not let electricity flow through it |
| _____ | Resistor | 16)a type of switch that contains no moving parts and uses electricity to turn itself on and off |
| _____ | Transistor | 17)any material that allows electrons to flow through it |
| _____ | Semiconductor | 18)a device that impedes the flow of electrons |
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