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Block 4 Direct Current Terms

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the unit of measure of Current?

a)

Volt

b)

Ohm

c)

Ampere

d)

Watt

2.

Which component limits the flow of electrical current?

a)

Capacitor

b)

Resistor

c)

Inductor

d)

Transformer

3.

What is a 3-terminal variable resistor that varies the voltage called?

a)

Rheostat

b)

Thermistor

c)

Potentiometer

d)

Resistor

4.

What law explains the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in an electrical circuit?

a)

Kirchhoff's Law

b)

Ohm's Law

c)

Faraday's Law

d)

Coulomb's Law

5.

What is a remotely actuated, electromechanical switch?

a)

Switch

b)

Circuit Breaker

c)

Relay

d)

Contactor

6.

What term describes the flow of electrical charge (electrons)?

a)

Voltage

b)

Current

c)

Resistance

d)

Capacitance

7.

What is the measure of the ease with which magnetic flux can penetrate material?

a)

Conductivity

b)

Resistance

c)

Permeability

d)

Retentivity

8.

What term refers to electrons at rest?

a)

Current

b)

Static electricity

c)

Potential difference

d)

Kinetic energy

9.

Which materials oppose the movement of electrons and contain 5 to 8 electrons in the valence shell?

a)

Conductors

b)

Semiconductors

c)

Insulators

d)

Superconductors

10.

What is the unit of measure of Power?

a)

Volt

b)

Ohm

c)

Watt

d)

Ampere

11.

Which term describes the abundance of electrons flowing out of the negative source to an area that lacks electrons or the positive source?

a)

Conventional current flow

b)

Electron current flow

c)

Static electricity

d)

Ionization

12.

What is the ability of a magnet to hold its magnetism?

a)

Permeability

b)

Retentivity

c)

Conductivity

13.

Which device opens the circuit when the designed current rating is exceeded?

a)

Resistor

b)

Thermocouple

c)

Circuit Breaker

d)

Capacitor

14.

What is a variable resistor used to vary the amount of current flowing in a circuit?

a)

Potentiometer

b)

Rheostat

c)

Thermistor

d)

Varistor

15.

What phenomenon is the generation of electricity or electric polarity in dielectric crystals subject to mechanical stress?

a)

Electromagnetic induction

b)

Piezoelectric effect

c)

Electrolysis

d)

Thermionic emission

16.

Which circuit protection device must be reset manually if an overload or short exists?

a)

Circuit breaker

b)

Capacitor

c)

Slow-blow fuse

17.

What uses the force of magnetism to conduct a charge?

a)

Solenoid

b)

Transformer

c)

Capacitor

d)

Electromagnet

18.

What is the unit of measure of voltage?

a)

Ampere

b)

Ohm

c)

Volt

d)

Watt

19.

What is an atom that has either lost or gained one or more valence electrons, positively or negatively charged?

a)

Molecule

b)

Ion

20.

What is the unit of measure of resistance?

a)

Ohm

b)

Watt

c)

Ampere

d)

Volt

21.

What subatomic particle is negatively charged?

a)

Proton

b)

Neutron

c)

Electron

d)

Photon

22.

Which current flow model was developed by Ben Franklin, where current flows from positive to negative?

a)

Electron current flow

b)

Alternating current

c)

Conventional current flow

d)

Direct current

23.

What is a pair of dissimilar metal wires that are joined together for measuring engine temperatures?

a)

Resistor

b)

Capacitor

c)

Thermocouple

d)

Potentiometer

24.

If you apply heat to a copper wire, the resistance of the wire

a)

decreases

b)

remains unchanged

c)

increases

d)

vanishes if you apply enough heat