Wiring
Electrical Terms
Miscellaneous
Safety
Math
100

The color of the neutral wire.

White

100

Abbreviation for Volts

V

100

What does the number on the wire gauge indicate?

How large the wire is (bonus points if you can say how it's labeled)

100

The colour wire that is designated for ground.

Green/Bare

100

I=V/R is this law.

Ohm's law

200

The name of the tool used to remove the insulation from the wire.

wire strippers

200

The charge of electrons

Negative

200

The amount of wires that can be attached to a single terminal.

1

200

Examples of this include plastic, paper, and rubber.

insulators

200

W=VI

Power equation

300

The color of 'hot wires'.

Red or Black

300

Abbreviation for Amps

A

300

Type of circuit that all components are connected end to end and electricity only flows down one path.

series

300

Examples of this include copper, gold, and aluminum.

conductors

300

200 volts and 60 amps = watts?

1200 watts

400

The direction the wire should be curled when wrapping it around the terminal.

clockwise

400

The unit used to measure resistance in a circuit.

Ohms

400

Circuit that has multiple paths (branches) for electricity and the components are not connected.

parallel

400

This class of fire extinguisher should be used on electrical fires.

Class C

400

voltage is 120 and ohms are 3 = amps?

40 amps

500

These types of switches are used to control lights from 2 different locations.

3 way

500

The term for when a circuit is broken or not complete.

Open circuit

500

The type of current where electricity flows back and forth.

alternating current

500

This is a great conductor of electricity and you should never have electrical appliances near it.

water/silver/copper/metal in general

500

amps are 20 and resistance is 3 = voltage?

60