Electricity and Magnetism
Series and Parallel Circuits
Schematics
Batteries
Starter Motors
100
The potential energy which causes the flow of electrons is called this
What is Electromotive Force or Voltage ?
100
The total resistance for this type of circuit is simply the sum of the individual load resistances
What is a series circuit ?
100
An electromagnetic switch is called this
What is a Relay ?
100
This 2 digit number determines the dimensions and post locations of an automotive battery
What is the Group Number ?
100
The purpose of an automotive starter motor is this
What is to crank the engine ?
200
The mathematical formula demonstrating that current in a conductor is proportional to the Voltage applied to that conductor is called this
What is Ohm's Law ?
200
Automotive lighting circuits are an example of this type of circuit
What is a parallel circuit ?
200
This is the purpose of a fuse or circuit breaker
What is circuit protection from excessive current ?
200
These two liquids compose the electrolyte solution
What are water and sulfuric acid ?
200
The Starter Motor terminal attached to the large cable is labeled with this letter
What is "B" ?
300
The symbol used for the units of Resistance is this Greek letter
What is Omega ?
300
When measuring this with your DMM, the meter has to become a conductor in the circuit
What is current ?
300
These three descriptions are normally found next to a wire in a wiring diagram
What are circuit number, wire gauge, and wire color ?
300
The battery State of Charge can be determined by measuring this property of the electrolyte solution
What is the Specific Gravity ?
300
The Starter Motor component which houses the movable piston and electrical contacts is called this
What is the Solenoid ?
400
A soft iron core in the center of a coil of wire with voltage applied increases this
What is the magnetic field ?
400
A signifant voltage drop across a wire indicates this
What is Resistance ?
400
What is a Diode ?
400
The nominal Voltage of each cell in a lead-acid battery is this
What is 2.1 V ?
400
The Starter drive gear meshes with and drives one of these two parts depending on transmission type
What is the flywheel or flex-plate ?
500
6.24 xx 10^18
Electrons per second is called this
What is one Amp. ?
500
1/((1/R_1)+(1/R_2))
What is the formula for parallel total Resistance ?
500
AWG is an abbreviation for this
What is American Wire Gauge ?
500
Batteries connected in parallel increase the capacity to supply this to the starting system
What is current ?
500
The series of contact plates around the armature are called this
What is the commutator ?