Grammar
Fix the error in the following sentence:
Dora study electrical engineering at the University of Applied Sciences.
Dora studies...
True or false: American do not use the international system for electrical values such as volts, amps, watts, etc.
False!
Who is the "volt" named after?
Alessandro Volta
Resistance (Widerstand) is measured in what unit?
Ohms Ω
Choose the proper verb for
We __________ a lot about our classmates since the beginning of class. (to learn)
have learned (not "learned"!)
In which English-speaking country/countries is the following plug widely used?
UK
This American developed the first practical electric light bulb.
Thomas Edison
Name the component/device represented by this symbol.
A Switch.
Is "research" a countable or uncountable word?
uncountable
What were the two competing ideas in the "War of Currents"?
AC versus DC
Capacitance (Kapazität eines Kondensators) is measured in what unit?
Farads (F)
Fix the error in the following sentence:
You speak so quick that I cannot understand you.
You speak so quickly...
This English scientist explored the relationship between electricity and magnetism; the unit of capacitance is named for him.
Michael Faraday
Name the component/device represented by this symbol.
Transformer
Name two ways to fix a run-on sentence.
Divide it into two sentences, add a conjunction, add a semicolon
Kreuzschlitzschraubendreher
Phillips (head) screwdriver / cross-tip screwdriver
Name literally any woman who is famous for her contributions to electrical engineering.
We're gonna have to google this.
Which circuit component has a different symbol in the U.S. versus the rest of the world?