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Worksheets(Unit #5) Delmar's Standard Textbook of Electricity: Quiz
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins
The value of a resistor can often be determined by the “color code”.
True
False
There are many more resistance values available for ten percent tolerance resistors than for one percent tolerance resistors.
True
False
In electrical schematics, the symbol used to represent a resistor is standard.
True
False
There is very little resistance and a large amount of current flows in a(n)?
Closed Circuit
Long Circuit
Open Circuit
Short Circuit
Resistors functioning as (?) are used in applications involving field-effect transistors (FETs) and multirange voltmeter circuits.
Voltage Multipliers
Current Multipliers
Voltage Dividers
Current Dividers
What type of resistors can only have one ohmic value?
Variable
Fixed
Composition
Metal Film
What type of fixed resistor is made from a compound of carbon graphite and resin bonding material?
Metal Film
Metal Glaze
Composition Carbon
Wire-Wound
What type of fixed resistor is made by applying a film of metal to a ceramic rod in a vacuum?
Composition Carbon
Metal Glaze
Metal Film
Wire-Wound
The (?) of a resistor indicates the plus and minus limits of a resistor's ohmic value.
Resistance
Tolerance
Coefficient
Wattage
What type of fixed resistor is made by applying a film of carbon to a ceramic rod?
Metal Glaze
Carbon Film
Metal Film
Wire-Wound
What type of fixed resistor is made by combining metal with glass and then applying it to a ceramic base as a thick film?
Carbon Film
Metal Film
Wire-Wound
Metal Glaze
What type of fixed resistor is made by winding a piece of resistive wire around a ceramic core?
Metal Film
Metal Glaze
Carbon Film
Wire-Wound
What type of resistors are generally used when a high power rating is needed?
Wire-Wound
Metal Glaze
Metal Film
Carbon Film
What is indicated by the fourth color band of a four band resistor?
Divider
Multiplier
Tolerance
Number Values
What color used as the multiplier band means to divide the combined first two numbers by 10?
Violet
Gold
Red
Silver
How many color bands are used on resistors that have a tolerance of ±20 percent?
Six (6)
Three (3)
Five (5)
Four (4)
A resistor whose values can be varied over a range of values is called a?
Wire-Wound Resistor
Fixed Resistor
Carbon Resistor
Variable Resistor
What type of resistor operates by moving the wiper arm with a screw of some number of turns?
Wire-Wound
Rheostat
Pot
Multi-Turn Variable
What is another term for a variable resistor?
Metal Film Resistor
Carbon Composition
Potentiometer
Metal Glaze Resistor
A variable resistor with two terminals is called a?
Potentiometer
Multi-Turn Resistor
Rheostat
Wire-Wound Resistor
A variable resistor with three terminals is called a?
Potentiometer
Rheostat
Multi-Turn Resistor
Wire-Wound Resistor
