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Electrical Terms
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Misc. Electrical
Switches and Receptacles
Wiring Knowledge
100
This is the measure of how much power is being used.
What is a watt?
100
Wire that is actually several wires twisted together.
What is stranded wire?
100
These are machine punched pieces of metal not completely cut loose from the metal box.
What is a knockout?
100
The wire that is not required to be insulated.
What is a ground wire?
100
In 120-volt house wiring, the black wire is always this.
What is hot?
200
A measure of the number of electrons flowing.
What is current?
200
a device for controlling the flow of electrical current in an electric circuit by opening and closing the circuit.
What is a switch?
200
This term is the conductor to ground an electrical service.
What is a GEC (grounding electrode conductor)?
200
This is the most common electric dryer receptacle.
What is a 4-wire 30A receptacle?
200
This has two pairs of traveler terminals and no common terminal.
What is a four way switch?
300
The unit of measurement of electrical resistance.
What is an ohm?
300
The diameter of a wire.
What is gauge?
300
Is the NEC Table used to size the GEC.
What is 250.66?
300
True or False. You can NEVER replace two-prong receptacle with a three-prong receptacle
What is false? (Maybe replaced with a GFCI and marked "No Ground" or another two-pronged receptacle.
300
Most common wiring method for an electric dryer.
What is 10/3 Romex?
400
The unit by which electricity is metered.
What is a kilowatt hour?
400
Wire commonly used in residential housing.
What is non-metallic sheathed cable (Romex)?
400
This is the term for a feeder or branch circuit ground.
What is EGC (equipment grounding conductor)?
400
This is allowed as an approved lighting outlet.
What is a half-hot or switched receptacle?
400
Amount of load that can be fed on a 15A 120V residential circuit.
What is 1800 VA/WATTS?
500
When given voltage, current, or resistance, using this formula, the unknown factor can be calculated if the other two factors are known.
What is Ohm's Law?
500
4/0 Aluminum SEU is used for this size service.
What is 200A?
500
Is the NEC Table used to size an EGC.
What is 250.122?
500
A general use "snap switch" may be used as a disconnect for motors up to this horse power.
What is 2 hp?
500
This wiring method is most commonly used for a residential electric range.
What is 6/3 Romex (50A)?