Question | Answer |
A person or company hired to build or construct something, such as a building or circuit. | Contractor |
A plan for how to build a solution to a problem. | Design |
A person who works in the field of engineering concerned with solving problems involving electricity. | Electrical engineer |
A person who uses his or her creativity and understanding of materials, tools, mathmatics, and science to design things that solve problems. | Engineer |
The substance(s) from which an object is or can be made. | Material |
To change or improve one or more aspects of a technology, such as its cost, efficiency, looks, or parts. | Redesign |
An illustration of an electrical circuit with the different components represented by particular symbols. | Schematic diagram |
One or more units that produce electrical energy, usally through the transformation of chemical energy. | Battery |
The complete path of an electrical current, including the source of electrical energy. | Circuit |
A substance or body that allows electricity to pass through it. | Conductor |
The flow of charges. | Current |
A form of energy that results from the movement or presence of charges in a substance or object. | Electricity |
The ability to do work, or the ability to make a change. | Energy |
A machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. | Generator |
A substance or body that does not allow electricity to pass through it | Insulator |
A circuit component that controls when the circuit is complete (closed) or incomplete (open). | Switch |
To change from one form to another | Transform |