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100

This type of circuit has more than one current path

What is a parallel circuit?

100

The third color band on a resistor represents this.

What is the multiplier?

100

RMS voltage is this percentage of peak voltage.

What is 70.7%?

100

This instrument measures resistance.

What is an ohmmeter?

100

Aircraft return path resistance is negligible when this condition is met.

What is proper bonding?

200

This type of circuit has only one current path.

What is a series circuit?

200

A blown fuse will read this on an ohmmeter.

What is infinite resistance?

200

Capacitive reactance does this as frequency increases.

What is decreases?

200

This instrument displays waveforms.

What is an oscilloscope?

200

This program prevents foreign object damage.

What is tool control?

300

In a parallel circuit, total resistance is always this compared to the smallest resistor.

What is less than?

300

This component stores energy in an electric field.

What is a capacitor?

300

Inductive reactance does this as frequency increases.

What is increases?

300

A good capacitor on an ohmmeter will do this.

What is charge then show high resistance?

300

MSDS sheets are created by this group.

What are chemical manufacturers?

400

Removing one branch in a parallel circuit causes total current to do this.

What is decrease?

400

This device allows current to flow in only one direction.

What is a diode?

400

The output at cutoff frequency drops to this percentage.

What is 70.7%?

400

This must be done before using an ohmmeter in a circuit.

What is remove power?

400

Corrosion between dissimilar metals is called this.

What is galvanic corrosion?

500

The formula used to find total resistance in parallel circuits.

What is 1 / (1/R1 + 1/R2 + ...)?

500

These colors cannot be used as the first band on a resistor.

What are metallic colors?

500

When XL equals XC, the circuit is in this condition.

What is resonance?

500

This instrument measures current.

What is an ammeter?

500

RF radiation can cause this type of injury.

What is burns under the skin?