Safety
Ohm's Law problems
Electrical Theory
Meters
Devices
100

________ _____ occurs when the body becomes a part of the circuit. 

What is electric shock?

100

In a series circuit with 2 resistors, if total current=3A then current at R1=__. 

What is 3A?

100

Negative particles that orbit the nucleus of an atom. 

What are Electrons? 

100
  • An ammeter is inserted into the path of the current flow, or in ______, to measure current.

What is series?

100

A _____ only allows current to flow in one direction. 

What is diode?

200

Fall arrest systems must be rigged so that workers will not free- fall more than ____. 

What is 6ft?

200

In a 24VDC series circuit with 2 resistors, if R1 has a voltage drop of 14VDC what's the voltage at R2. 

What is 10VDC? 

200

In a circuit, higher resistance = _____ current.

What is lower?

200

The ______ meter consists of a moving coil suspended between the poles of a horseshoe magnet.

What is analog?

200

A ___________ is a variable resistor that makes use of all three of its terminals.

What is potentiometer?

300

A _____ _ fire hydrant is used for electrical equipment fires. 

What is class C? 

300

What is the voltage required to supply a series circuit with 5A total current and two resistors each 5ohms. 

What is 50V?

300
  • The number of _______ _________ in a given atom determines its ability to gain or lose an electron, which in turn determines the electrical properties of the atom.

What is Valence Electrons? 

300

Which meter applies an internal battery voltage into the circuit.

What is ohmmeter?

300

A relay consists of an _____________ and one or more sets of contacts.

What is electromagnet?

400

In GFCIs whenever the ground-fault current difference exceeds approximately ___, the device automatically opens the circuit to the receptacle. 

What is 5mA?

400

If a parallel circuit has 3 resistors with 24ohms each, what is the total resistance of the circuit.  

What is 8 ohms?

400

Two wires, one 16AWG & one 18AWG. Which one has a lower resistance. 

What is 16AWG?

400

For the electrical trade all test instruments, including leads, should carry a Category ___ (or higher) rating.

What is III?

400

A transistor is an example of an ______ device. 

What is active?

500

A group that defines and recommends safety standards for electrical equipment.  

What is NEMA? 

500

The equation for total resistance of two resistors in parallel can be found by using what formula. 

What is product/sum formula? 

500

In a 24V 5A 2ohm circuit, what is the potential difference.

What is 24V?

500

A ____ ___ meter responds to the effective (not average) heating value of an AC waveform.

What is true RMS?

500

A six-band color-coded resistor has a sixth band added to it, which represents its ___________ coefficient.

What is temperature?