Generator and Electrical Systems Quiz

What is one rotation of the generator referred to as?

• Frequency

• Cycle

• Hertz

• Sine Wave

How many times does a generator rotate in one second?

• Cycle

• Hertz

• Frequency

• Polarity

What law explains how passing a magnet near a conductor produces a current?

• Law of Gravity

• Law of Charges

• Law of Motion

• Law of Thermodynamics

What is one factor that the strength of a generated voltage depends on?

• The color of the wire

• The number of turns in the coil of wire

• The temperature of the wire

• The length of the wire

What device measures magnetic field intensity in utility companies?

• Voltmeter

• Ammeter

• Gauss meter

• Ohmmeter

What can be said about current in series circuits?

• Current varies at different points in the circuit.

• Current is the same at any point in the circuit.

• Current is zero at all points in the circuit.

• Current is highest at the source.

What results if the conductive path in a circuit is broken?

• A short circuit.

• An open circuit.

• A parallel circuit.

• A series circuit.

What happens if the load is bypassed in a circuit?

• An open circuit occurs.

• A short circuit occurs.

• A series circuit occurs.

• A parallel circuit occurs.

What is the process called when current flow is created on a conductor by moving it through a magnetic field?

• Self-induction

• Mutual induction

• Induction

• Reactance

What can be said about power in inductive circuits when voltage and current have the same polarity?

• Power is taken from the circuit in the form of a collapsing magnetic field.

• Power is given back to the circuit in the form of a collapsing magnetic field.

• No power is taken from the circuit.

• Power is used to increase the voltage.