suprise test 1 compendium of electrical engineering

Who discovered electricity with the kite and lightning?

• a) William Gilbert

• b) Michael Faraday

• c)Benjamin Franklin

• d) Thomas Edison

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Trapped heat inside the earth is known as ________

• a) Heat energy

• b)Geothermal energy

• c) Kinetic energy

• d) Thermal energy

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Conventional energy sources release greenhouse gases like ________ into the atmosphere which contribute to global warming.

• a) Methane

• b) Ethane

• c) Carbon dioxide

• d) Propane

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________ is the chaotic movement of wind in unpredictable patterns.

• a) Mean wind speed

• b) Wind shear

• c) Turbulence

• d) Wind speed distribution

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________ is considered to be the largest source of biomass energy

• a)coal

• b)wood

• c)copper

• d)pertroleum

The unit of luminous is

• a)volt

• c) candela

• d) joule

• b)ampere

________ denotes the extent to which the values are dispersed or scattered about the central value.

• a) dispersion

• b) range

• c) deviation

• d) average deviation

8.

The closeness of two or more measurements to each other is known as  the ________ of a substance

• a) Accuracy

• b) Resolution

• c) Precision

• d) Linearity

9.

Which of the following instruments indicate the instantaneous value of the electrical quantity

being measured at the time at which it is being measured?

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  a) Absolute instruments

   

• b) Indicating instruments

   

• c)Recording instruments

   

• d) Integrating instruments

   

________ is the smallest change in applied stimulus that will indicate a detectable deflection in an indicating instrument.

• a) Accuracy

• b) Resolution

• c) Precision

• d) Linearity