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(Unit #5) Delmar's Standard Textbook of Electricity: Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The value of a resistor can often be determined by the “color code”.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

There are many more resistance values available for ten percent tolerance resistors than for one percent tolerance resistors.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

In electrical schematics, the symbol used to represent a resistor is standard.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

There is very little resistance and a large amount of current flows in a(n)?

a)

Closed Circuit

b)

Long Circuit

c)

Open Circuit

d)

Short Circuit

5.

Resistors functioning as (?) are used in applications involving field-effect transistors (FETs) and multirange voltmeter circuits.

a)

Voltage Multipliers

b)

Current Multipliers

c)

Voltage Dividers

d)

Current Dividers

6.

What type of resistors can only have one ohmic value?

a)

Variable

b)

Fixed

c)

Composition

d)

Metal Film

7.

What type of fixed resistor is made from a compound of carbon graphite and resin bonding material?

a)

Metal Film

b)

Metal Glaze

c)

Composition Carbon

d)

Wire-Wound

8.

What type of fixed resistor is made by applying a film of metal to a ceramic rod in a vacuum?

a)

Composition Carbon

b)

Metal Glaze

c)

Metal Film

d)

Wire-Wound

9.

The (?) of a resistor indicates the plus and minus limits of a resistor's ohmic value.

a)

Resistance

b)

Tolerance

c)

Coefficient

d)

Wattage

10.

What type of fixed resistor is made by applying a film of carbon to a ceramic rod?

a)

Metal Glaze

b)

Carbon Film

c)

Metal Film

d)

Wire-Wound

11.

What type of fixed resistor is made by combining metal with glass and then applying it to a ceramic base as a thick film?

a)

Carbon Film

b)

Metal Film

c)

Wire-Wound

d)

Metal Glaze

12.

What type of fixed resistor is made by winding a piece of resistive wire around a ceramic core?

a)

Metal Film

b)

Metal Glaze

c)

Carbon Film

d)

Wire-Wound

13.

What type of resistors are generally used when a high power rating is needed?

a)

Wire-Wound

b)

Metal Glaze

c)

Metal Film

d)

Carbon Film

14.

What is indicated by the fourth color band of a four band resistor?

a)

Divider

b)

Multiplier

c)

Tolerance

d)

Number Values

15.

What color used as the multiplier band means to divide the combined first two numbers by 10?

a)

Violet

b)

Gold

c)

Red

d)

Silver

16.

How many color bands are used on resistors that have a tolerance of ±20 percent?

a)

Six (6)

b)

Three (3)

c)

Five (5)

d)

Four (4)

17.

A resistor whose values can be varied over a range of values is called a?

a)

Wire-Wound Resistor

b)

Fixed Resistor

c)

Carbon Resistor

d)

Variable Resistor

18.

What type of resistor operates by moving the wiper arm with a screw of some number of turns?

a)

Wire-Wound

b)

Rheostat

c)

Pot

d)

Multi-Turn Variable

19.

What is another term for a variable resistor?

a)

Metal Film Resistor

b)

Carbon Composition

c)

Potentiometer

d)

Metal Glaze Resistor

20.

A variable resistor with two terminals is called a?

a)

Potentiometer

b)

Multi-Turn Resistor

c)

Rheostat

d)

Wire-Wound Resistor

21.

A variable resistor with three terminals is called a?

a)

Potentiometer

b)

Rheostat

c)

Multi-Turn Resistor

d)

Wire-Wound Resistor