Electrical Wiring Review 1

Name this tool.

• Needle Nose Pliers

• Linemans Pliers

• Wire Cutters

• Wire Strippers

Name this material. (1 hot wire, 1 neutral wire, 1 ground wire)

• 14-3 cable

• 3-14 cable

• 14-2 cable

• 2-14 cable

Name this tool.

• Cable ripper

• Wire stripper

• Needle Nose Pliers

• Wire cutter

Name this material.

• 3-Prong Plug

• Duplex Receptacle

• Breaker Box

• Lamp Holder

Name this tool.

• Cable Ripper

• Wire Stripper

• Cable Cutter

• Linemans Pliers

Which answer below does not describe or define Voltage?

• Water pressure in a pipe

• More voltage = more electricity

• # of electrons in the circuit

• Volts = Joules (or work or Resistance) / # of electrons (or current)

Current measures...

• the amount of negative charge in a circuit

• the number of electrons flowing through one particular spot at a time

• Resistance

• Whether or not the circuit is open or closed

Where is electricity made? 

Once energy is created in a power plant, how does it get to faraway places like your home? (hint: What does it go through?) 

Where does the electricy go before it enters your home?