Saturday, August 15, 2009

Test your knowledge - Electrical


1. The unit of measurement of electrical current produced in a circuit by 1 volt acting through a resistance of 1 ohm?

Amp
Volt
Watt
Ohm


2. If the Voltmeter reading is 12V, and the Ammeter reading is 3A, what is the resistance?

4 Amps
4 Ohms
36 Ohms
4 Volts


3. The unit of measurement of electrical resistance. The resistance of a circuit in which a potential difference of 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.

Volt
Watt
Amp
Ohm


4. An electromagnetic device for changing the voltage of alternating current (AC) electricity.

Winding
Stator
Transformer
Rotor


5. A device consisting of two conducting surfaces separated by an insulator and having the ability of storing electric energy.

Diode
Capacitor
Resistor
Vacuum Tube


6. An element of an electron tube or semiconductor device that takes part in conduction, such as the plate, anode, cathode and filament.

Electrode
Diode
Capacitor
Resistor


7. The ratio of watts to volt-amperes of an AC electric circuit.

Horse Power
Resistance
Power Factor
Inductance


8. The stationary part of a rotating electric machine. Commonly used to describe the stationary part of an AC machine that contains the primary windings.

Rotor
Stator
Core
Winding


9. The preferred terminology for cycles per second (frequency).

Hertz (HZ)
RPM
Ohm
Farad


10. A unit of capacity that will store one coulomb of electrical charge when one volt of electrical pressure is applied.

Hertz (HZ)
Capacitance
Inductance
Farad


11. A piece of rigid metal within a panel or fusebox which distributes electricity to the various circuits by means of their connection to it.

Busbar
Terminal
Contact
Splitter


12. A device that interrupts current to its circuit by melting apart. It must then be replaced.

Circuit breaker
Fuse
Diode
Wire


13. The flow of electrons in a wire.

Amp
Volt
Current
Inductance


14. A measure of the work electricity can do.

Watt
Horse Power
Amp
Foot-pounds


15. A material is considered to be a conductor of electricity if it has?

Multiple neutrons
No electrons
No neutrons
Free electrons


16. The most commonly used conductor of electricity is?

Aluminum
Copper
Mercury
Gold


17. Resistance is measured in?

Ohms
Watts
Volts
Amps


18. The symbol for Amperage is?

I
E
R
W


19. Materials which allow electricity to pass through them are?

Wires
Busbars
Terminals
Conductors


20. Which of these would be the best conductor of electricity?

Saltwater
Air
Glass
Rubber Glove

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