Wire
Formulas
Power
Distribution
Hands-On
100

The smallest wire size that can be used with a 20 amp breaker?

What is 12 guage

100

Electricity that is either negative or positive.

What is Polarity?

100

Unit of electrical pressure

What is a Volt?

100

The device on the power pole that converts electricity for your home.

What is a Transformer

100

Direction Wires should be wrapped on terminals

What is clockwise?

200

Cable typically used in houses that has 3 or 4 wires with a plastic sheath

What is Romex or Non-Metallic sheathed cable.

200

Electrical current that flows only in one direction

What is Direct Current -DC?

200

Unit of electrical flow.

What is an ampere?

200

The electricity we use changes direction 120 time/sec

What is Alternating Current?

200

Can be bare or green

What is the Ground?

300

Can be Red or Black

What is the Hot Wire

300

What is the power formula?

W = V x A

300

Unit of electrical resistance.

What is an Ohm?

300

Another name for cycles per second

What is Hertz?

300

Side of the circuit that switches are on.

What is the Hot Side?

400

Normally used for overhead cables.

What is Aluminum?

400

Another name for a wire connector.

What is a wire nut?

400

Unit of electrical power.

What is a Watt?

400

Unit of electrical power that we are billed for, pay for.

What is a Kilowatt?

400

Side of outlet hooked to the hot wire.

What is the Brass terminals?

500

A current-carrying conductor that is not "Hot"

What is the Neutral?

500

Name the wire colors in a 12-3 w/ ground.

What are Black, Red, White and Bare?

500

Safety device typically found in bathrooms and kitchens.

What is a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter -GFCI?

500

Device that "trips" when there is an overload.

What is a Circuit Breaker?

500

Tool for removing insulation from wires.

What are wire strippers?

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