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WorksheetsBlock 4 Direct Current Terms
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is the unit of measure of Current?
Volt
Ohm
Ampere
Watt
Which component limits the flow of electrical current?
Capacitor
Resistor
Inductor
Transformer
What is a 3-terminal variable resistor that varies the voltage called?
Rheostat
Thermistor
Potentiometer
Resistor
What law explains the relationship between voltage, current, and resistance in an electrical circuit?
Kirchhoff's Law
Ohm's Law
Faraday's Law
Coulomb's Law
What is a remotely actuated, electromechanical switch?
Switch
Circuit Breaker
Relay
Contactor
What term describes the flow of electrical charge (electrons)?
Voltage
Current
Resistance
Capacitance
What is the measure of the ease with which magnetic flux can penetrate material?
Conductivity
Resistance
Permeability
Retentivity
What term refers to electrons at rest?
Current
Static electricity
Potential difference
Kinetic energy
Which materials oppose the movement of electrons and contain 5 to 8 electrons in the valence shell?
Conductors
Semiconductors
Insulators
Superconductors
What is the unit of measure of Power?
Volt
Ohm
Watt
Ampere
Which term describes the abundance of electrons flowing out of the negative source to an area that lacks electrons or the positive source?
Conventional current flow
Electron current flow
Static electricity
Ionization
What is the ability of a magnet to hold its magnetism?
Permeability
Retentivity
Conductivity
Which device opens the circuit when the designed current rating is exceeded?
Resistor
Thermocouple
Circuit Breaker
Capacitor
What is a variable resistor used to vary the amount of current flowing in a circuit?
Potentiometer
Rheostat
Thermistor
Varistor
What phenomenon is the generation of electricity or electric polarity in dielectric crystals subject to mechanical stress?
Electromagnetic induction
Piezoelectric effect
Electrolysis
Thermionic emission
Which circuit protection device must be reset manually if an overload or short exists?
Circuit breaker
Capacitor
Slow-blow fuse
What uses the force of magnetism to conduct a charge?
Solenoid
Transformer
Capacitor
Electromagnet
What is the unit of measure of voltage?
Ampere
Ohm
Volt
Watt
What is an atom that has either lost or gained one or more valence electrons, positively or negatively charged?
Molecule
Ion
What is the unit of measure of resistance?
Ohm
Watt
Ampere
Volt
What subatomic particle is negatively charged?
Proton
Neutron
Electron
Photon
Which current flow model was developed by Ben Franklin, where current flows from positive to negative?
Electron current flow
Alternating current
Conventional current flow
Direct current
What is a pair of dissimilar metal wires that are joined together for measuring engine temperatures?
Resistor
Capacitor
Thermocouple
Potentiometer
If you apply heat to a copper wire, the resistance of the wire
decreases
remains unchanged
increases
vanishes if you apply enough heat
