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(Unit #2) Delmar's Standard Textbook of Electricity: Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A grounding conductor helps prevent a shock hazard in the event that an ungrounded, or hot, conductor comes in contact with the case or frame of an appliance.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

During normal operation of a typical 120-volt appliance circuit, current flows through the hot, grounding, and neutral conductors.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The grounding prong of a plug should never be cut off or bypassed.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Voltage flows through an electric circuit like water flows through a pipe.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What law states that the force of electrostatic attraction or repulsion is directly proportional to the product of the two charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them?

a)

Volt's Law

b)

Ohm's Law

c)

Ampere's Law

d)

Coulomb's Law

6.

One coulomb per second is equal to one?

a)

Ampere

b)

Volt

c)

Ohm

d)

Watt

7.

The velocity of AC through a conductor is (greater than / less than) the speed of light.

(a)  

8.

A complete circuit is often referred to as a(n)?

a)

Shorted Circuit

b)

Closed Circuit

c)

Grounded Circuit

d)

Open Circuit

9.

If a circuit is open, current (will / will not) flow.

(a)  

10.

What type of circuit generally occurs when the conductors leading from and back to the power source become connected?

a)

Grounded Circuit

b)

Open Circuit

c)

Short Circuit

d)

Closed Circuit

11.

The neutral conductor is also referred to as the?

a)

Grounded Conductor

b)

Safety Conductor

c)

Hot Conductor

d)

Short Conductor

12.

What is another term for electromotive force (EMF)?

a)

Wattage

b)

Ohmage

c)

Amperage

d)

Voltage

13.

The amount of potential necessary to cause one coulomb to produce one joule of work is a(n)?

a)

Volt

b)

Ampere

c)

Ohm

d)

Watt

14.

The unit of resistance to current flow is the?

a)

Watt

b)

Volt

c)

Ampere

d)

Ohm

15.

What causes a wire to become warm when current flows through it?

a)

Voltage

b)

Resistance

c)

Divergence

d)

Amperage

16.

The amount of electrical power being used in a circuit is measured in?

a)

Volts

b)

Amperes

c)

Ohms

d)

Watts

17.

Approximately how many horsepower is an electrical device listed as 3,000 watts?

a)

6 HP6\ HP

b)

4 HP4\ HP

c)

14 HP\frac{1}{4}\ HP

d)

16 HP\frac{1}{6}\ HP

18.

The statement, “In a DC circuit, the current is directly proportional to voltage and inversely proportional to resistance,” is know as?

a)

Ohm's Law

b)

Volt's Law

c)

Coulomb's Law

d)

Ampere's Law

19.

An electrical circuit has a voltage of 50 V and a resistance of 5 Ω. What is the value of current?

a)

55 A55\ A

b)

45 A45\ A

c)

250 A250\ A

d)

10 A10\ A

20.

An electric motor is running on 120 V. The current is measured to be 2 A. How many ohms of resistance is the motor?

a)

60 Ω60\ Ω

b)

122 Ω122\ Ω

c)

118 Ω118\ Ω

d)

240 Ω240\ Ω

21.

An electric circuit has a resistance of 20 Ω. The current is measured to be 6 A. How many volts are applied to the circuit?

a)

26 V26\ V

b)

120 V120\ V

c)

313 V3\frac{1}{3}\ V

d)

14 V14\ V

22.

A toaster is listed as 1560 W. When it is plugged into a 120 V circuit and starts to make toast, how many amperes will it draw?

a)

187,200 A187,200\ A

b)

1,680 A1,680\ A

c)

13 A13\ A

d)

1,440 A1,440\ A

23.

What standard prefix in engineering notation indicates multiplication by 1,000,000,000?

a)

Mega (M)

b)

Giga (G)

c)

Kilo (K)

d)

Tera (T)