Test Equipment
Electrical Theory
Intro to Electric Circuits
AC 1
AC 2
100

 A device that can be used as a safe known energized source in a live-dead-live test is known as a _____.

proving unit

100

What is the total resistance of three resistors in parallel with values of 2 ohms, 4 ohms, and 4 ohms?

1 ohm

100

Materials with electrical characteristics that fall between those of insulators and conductors are considered ______.

semiconductors

100

If the phase angles of two sine waves are both 0 degrees, then the waves _____.

are in phase

100

1. If the time for one cycle is 0.2 seconds, the frequency is _____.  

 5Hz  

200

If a three-phase motor will not start, which instrument can be used to verify that there is power available?

Voltage tester

200

The current flowing through a hair dryer that uses 1,200 watts of power with an applied voltage of 120V is _____.

10A

200

An electron repels a(n) _____.

electron

200

A circuit has a peak voltage of 310V. What is the average voltage value?

197V

200

What is the frequency of an AC waveform that completes 30 cycles per half second?

60Hz

300

When a supply circuit is de-energized, the associated circuits _____.

may still be energized due to backfeeds

300

If a circuit has a voltage of 240V across two parallel branches with current loads of 20A and 25A, the total current is _____

45A

300

Coulombs are a measure of ______.

electric charge

300

What is the current flow in a purely resistive AC circuit if the resistance is 20 ohms and the voltage is 240V

12A

300

The opposing force that an inductor presents to the flow of alternating current is called

inductive reactance

400

Certified meters are marked with their category rating on the _____.

meter housing

400

A circuit diagram shows that the circuit divides into separate branches and there are also series loads. This is a _____.

series-parallel circuit

400

A measurement of 1,000 mils is equal to _____.

0.01 inch

400

What is the true power in a 2A series RL circuit with a 50Ω resistor?

200W

400

A 20-microfarad capacitor is in parallel with a 10-microfarad capacitor. The total capacitance is _____.

30 microfarads

500

Which overvoltage category rating would apply to measurements taken at a service entrance

CAT IV

500

There are four resistors in a circuit with an applied voltage of 120V. The voltage drop across three resistors is 10V each. What is the voltage drop across the fourth resistor?

90V

500

In a parallel circuit, the voltage drop _____.

is the same across all loads

500

In a circuit that has both capacitance and resistance, the current will lead the voltage ______.

by some angle between 0° and 90°

500

Each of two equal capacitors in series has_____.

half the applied voltage

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