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Electrical Engineering Everything

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year was the term electricity first coined?

a)

1600

b)

1773

c)

1901

d)

1872

2.

The law stating that the direct current flowing in a conductor is directly proportional to the potential difference between its ends is:

a)

Faraday’s Law

b)

Ohm's Law

c)

Lorentz Force Law

d)

Ampere's Law

3.

When was the first successful American electric vehicle built?

a)

1932

b)

1975

c)

1823

d)

1891

4.

Who is credited with discovering electromagnetic induction?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Otto Hahn

c)

Michael Faraday

d)

Albert Einstein

5.

What year was IEEE formed?

a)

1963

b)

1971

c)

1946

d)

1927

6.

This is a type of display that uses tiny polarized crystals that align when current is passed through them. Used in conjunction with a polarized lens they darken when energized. They are very popular in watches, calculators, and laptops.

a)

LED

b)

Quartz Crystal

c)

CRT

d)

LCD

7.

This is a special type of diode that lights up when a small voltage is applied. They are usually used as indicators or in numerical or alphanumerical displays.

a)

Zener Diode

b)

Incandescent Lamp

c)

LCD

d)

LED

8.

This consists of an electromagnet, which is used to open or close a contact(s). It is used in switching that requires isolation or high power.

a)

Rheostat

b)

Relay

c)

Transistor

d)

Inductor

9.

This can consist of a simple wire wound into a helix. It develops a magnetic field when current passes through it. It is also used in tuning circuits and filters. This one passes DC and blocks AC.

a)

Capacitor

b)

Inductor

c)

Transistor

d)

Semiconductor

10.

A number 12 AWG copper conductor can be placed and safely protected on a 20 amp circuit breaker. What does AWG mean?

a)

Anode Working Group

b)

Athermal Wavelength Grating

c)

American Wire Gauge

d)

Another Wrong Guess