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R.W Vocab Exam: Ch.1&2

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The unit of measure for electrical current flow.

(a)  

2.

A violent electrical condition that causes molten metal to be thrown through the air.

(a)  

3.

A dangerous condition associated with the possible release of energy caqused by an electric arc.

(a)  

4.

An arrangement consisting of a power source, conductors, and a load.

(a)  

5.

A material that allows electrical current to flow easily through it.

(a)  

6.

The intensity of electron flow in a conductor.

(a)  

7.

A material that does not allow electrical current to run through it.

(a)  

8.

A potential source of danger.

(a)  

9.

A federal agency that establishes and enforces work place safety rules.

(a)  

10.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

(a)  

11.

The force that causes electrons to move from atom to atom in a conductor.

(a)  

12.

A term used in the NEC that means the rule must be followed.

(a)  

13.

A form that list and explains each of the hazardous material that electricians may work with.

(a)  

14.

A document that establishes minimum safety rules for an electrician to follow when performing electrical installations.

(a)  

15.

A part of an electrical circuit that produces the voltage and current required by the circuit.

(a)  

16.

The opposition to current flow

(a)  

17.

The unit of measure for voltage

(a)  

18.

The unit of measurement for electrical resistance

(a)  

19.

The mathematical relationship between current, voltage, and resistance.

(a)  

20.

P.P.E

(a)  

21.

A material that does not allow electrical current to flow through it.

(a)  

22.

The sudden stimulation of nerves and muscles caused by electricity flowing through the body.

(a)  

23.

An electrical connection to earth

(a)  

24.

Connected to earth

(a)  

25.

NOT connected to earth

(a)  

26.

EARTH

(a)  

27.

A scale of specified diameters and cross-sections for wire sizing that is the standard wire-sizing scale is the United States.

(a)  

28.

The current in amperes that a conductor can carry continuously under the conditions without exceeding it's temperature rating.

(a)  

29.

A factory assembly of two or more insulated conductors that have an outer sheathing that holds everything together.

(a)  

30.

A device designed to open and close a circuit manually and to open the circuit automatically on a pre-determined overcurrent without damage to itself when properly applied within its rating.

(a)  

31.

A piece of electrical equipment that is intended to CARRY, BUT NOT USE electrical energy.

(a)  

32.

Connecting two or more conductors with a piece of approved equipment.

(a)  

33.

A piece of electrical equipment used to mechanically connect two or more conductors together.

(a)  

34.

A low-resistance path that results in a high value of current that flows around, rather than through a circuit.

(a)  

35.

The device that is inserted into a receptacle to establish a connection between the conductors of the attached flexible cord and the conductors connected to the receptacle.

(a)  

36.

The turning force applied to a fastener

(a)  

37.

A trade name for non-metallic sheathed cable(NM)

(a)  

38.

Any current in excess of the rated current of equipment of the ampacity of a conductor.

(a)  

39.

A larger than normal current amount flowing in the normal current path.

(a)  

40.

A point on the wiring system at which current is taken to supply a piece of electrical equipment such as a light fixture or appliance.

(a)  

41.

A accidental connection of a "hot" electrical conductor and a grounded piece of equipment or the grounded circuit conductor.,

(a)  

42.

Identified with white insulation. It is often called the "neutral conductor"

(a)  

43.

Identified with green insulation. Used to protect the equipment from ground faults.

(a)  

44.

Identified with black or red insulation. Used to carry the current to the load(s) of the circuit.

(a)  

45.

An enclosed metal or nonmetallic channel designed to hold wires or cables.

(a)