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Electrical Theory Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If the current in the circuit is decreased, the voltage drop across each component will ____.

a)

decrease

b)

become erratic

c)

increase

d)

remain the same

2.

A coulomb of electrons moving past a point in one second is equal to _____.

a)

1 A of current flow

b)

1 Ω of resistance

c)

1 V of electrical potential

d)

1 W of power consumed

3.

What is the applied voltage of the circuit if the resistance is 32 Ω and the current is 2 amperes?

a)

64 V

b)

96 V

c)

16 V

d)

32 V

4.

If a circuit has a current flow of 1.2 amperes and an applied voltage of 120 volts, what is the resistance of the circuit?

a)

100 Ω

b)

120 Ω

c)

144 Ω

d)

1.2 Ω

5.

If a circuit has an applied voltage of 480 volts and a power consumption of 640 watts, what is the resistance of the circuit?

a)

360 Ω

b)

1.155 Ω

c)

1.333 Ω

d)

853.333 Ω

6.

This drawing is an example of a(n) _____ drawing.

a)

schematic

b)

architectural

c)

photographic

d)

pictorial

7.

Determine the total current, IT, for the circuit.
Given: ET = 24 V, E1 = 8 V, E3 = 4 V, E4 = 3 V, R2 = 120 Ω.

a)

75 mA

b)

13.3 mA

c)

25 mA

d)

200 mA

8.

Determine the total resistance in the circuit, given: R1 = 50 Ω, R2 = 75 Ω, and R3 = 150 Ω.

a)

25 Ω

b)

14.29 Ω

c)

50 Ω

d)

275 Ω

9.

Determine the voltage across resistor R2, given: R1 = 50 Ω, R2 = 75 Ω, I1 = 2.4 A.

a)

120 V

b)

72 V

c)

180 V

d)

300 V

10.

Determine the total resistance of the circuit, given: R1 = 1.6 kΩ, R2 = 2.2 kΩ, R3 = 1.5 kΩ, R4 = 3.3 kΩ, R5 = 960 Ω.

a)

4.07 kΩ

b)

4.3 kΩ

c)

506 Ω

d)

3.74 kΩ

11.

Determine the total resistance of the circuit, given: R1 = 20 Ω, R2 = 30 Ω, R3 = 6 Ω, R4 = 12 Ω, R5 = 36 Ω, R6 = 32 Ω.

a)

20.6 Ω

b)

19.99 Ω

c)

12.56 Ω

d)

32.45 Ω

12.

Determine the current through R5, given: R1 = 4 Ω, R2 = 8 Ω, R3 = 14 Ω, R4 = 12 Ω, R5 = 6 Ω, ET = 240 V.

a)

13.5 A

b)

5.5 A

c)

10.2 A

d)

10.6 A

13.

Determine the voltage dropped across R1, given: R1 = 31 Ω, R2 = 64 Ω, R3 = 76 Ω, R4 = 56 Ω, ET = 240 V.

a)

33.7 V

b)

62.3 V

c)

69.5 V

d)

21.3 V

14.

Determine the voltage dropped across R5, given : R1 = 55 Ω, R2 = 62 Ω, R3 = 62 Ω, R4 = 55 Ω, R5 = 27.5 Ω, R6 = 31 Ω, I6 = 2.4 A.

a)

70.1 V

b)

74.3 V

c)

66 V

d)

144.4 V

15.

Determine the current through R2, given: R1 = 250 Ω, R2 = 250 Ω, R3 = 1,000 Ω, R4 = 125 Ω, I4 = 54 mA.

a)

36 mA

b)

18 mA

c)

54 mA

d)

72 mA

16.

The unit of measurement for specific _____ is Ω/mil-foot.

a)

resistance

b)

voltage

c)

current

d)

power loss

17.

A _____ switch has two circuits that it makes and breaks and two "ON", or closed, positions.

a)

DPDT

b)

DPST

c)

SPDT

d)

SPST

18.

The number of "ON" positions a switch is able to produce refers to the number of ____ of the switch.

a)

throws

b)

poles

c)

switches

d)

terminals

19.

The three basic items needed to create a voltage are ____.

I. A conductor

II. A magnetic field

III. A voltmeter

IV. Relative motion

a)

I., II., and III.

b)

I., II., and IV.

c)

I., III., and IV.

d)

II., III., and IV.

20.

The armature in a generator is/are the _____.

a)

conductor that is having a voltage induced in it

b)

brushes that ride on the commutator or slip ring

c)

magnetic flux field

d)

slip rings or commutator of the generator