Electrical Safety and Energy Prep Quiz

Which of the following is NOT good electrical safety advice?

• Read all electrical safety instructions carefully

• Pull on the cord, not the plug, when disconnecting an electrical appliance

• Inspect all electrical equipment regularly

• Keep electrical cords off the floor and away from everyone’s feet

The type of energy that is most associated with nuclear power plants is ________.

• Gamma rays
• Radio Waves

• Microwaves

• X-rays

If you are using electrical currents to treat your client’s skin in an electrotherapy procedure, which of the following is TRUE of this treatment that you are giving your client?

• The currents being used must be either negative or positive; both cannot be used

• You are not using a probe in this procedure

• You must be using Telsa high-frequency current

• The current being used in considered a modality

If, while using the brush machine, you accidentally drop the equipment into a sink full of water, which of the following should you do?

• You should quickly unplug the brush machine from the outlet.

• You should quickly grab the brush out of the sink full of water.

• You should get everyone out of the salon and call the fire department.

• You should run over to the circuit breaker panel and shut down all power to the salon.

The electromagnetic spectrum is the name given to ________.

• All forms of energy except for gamma rays

• All forms of microwaves

• All forms of energy except for X-rays

• All of the forms of energy that exist

A GFI would MOST likely be required in a(n) ________.

• Bathroom
• Basement

• Office Building

• Bedroom

Fluorescent light __________.

• is a type of incandescent light

• is warmer than natural sunlight

• is cooler than natural sunlight

• is a yellow-gold light

In order to practice good electrical safety, which of the following should you ALWAYS do?

• Attempt to clean around electrical outlets while equipment is plugged in.

• Attempt to repair electrical appliances when they malfunction.

• Twist electrical cords to protect against a short circuit.

• Disconnect appliances when they are not in use.

If you receive a light shock sensation while using an electrical appliance, you should __________.

• Unplug the appliance from the wall

• Give the appliance a short break before using it again

• Continue using the appliance with caution

• Attempt to repair the appliance immediately

Energy moves through space __________.

• In waves
• By physical force

• Mechanically

• Electromagnetically