Wire Insulation and Stranding Types
Devices and Switches
Basic Tools and Common Materials
100

What jacket is most commonly used in residential applications? Dry conditions, no burial or sunlight. Lowest cost.

 what is NM-B (ROMEX)

100

How many styles of actuators are there?

what is eight

100

Another name for a step bit

what is a uni bit

200

what jacket is the lowest cost single conductor commonly used in conduit or cable trays?

what is THHN

200

Circuits conductors between the final over current device protecting the circuit and the outlets.

what is branch circuits 

200

The *blank* is used to mark the center of a hole before drilling 

what is a center punch

300
What is the formation of solid individual wire strands in a composite construction to a specific cross section? 

What is Stranding 

300

a unit of an electrical system other than a conductor that carries or controls electric energy is its principle function. 

what is a device 

300

what is the difference between a masonry bit and twist bit

what is a carbide tip 
400
*blank* of copper wire used for medium voltage applications 

what is compact stranding 

400

What are the two main purposes of the terminals on a switch or receptacle 

what is point of contact or interface with the building wire and bundling stranded wire

400

What are the three basic parts of screwdriver

what is the shank, blade, and handle

500

What are the four types of stranding 

what is concentric, compressed, combination uni lay, compact

500
What are the four components of a basic switch

what is an actuator, contact, mounting strap, and terminal. 

500

What is the percentage of injuries caused by hand tools

what is eight percent