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WorksheetsElectrical Splices & Electron Theory
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is electricity often described as?
A flow of water in a pipe.
A flow of electrons.
A type of heat.
A magnetic field only.
What is the smallest part into which an element can be divided?
A molecule.
An atom.
A nucleus.
An electron.
Which part of an atom has a negative electrical charge?
Nucleus
Proton
Electron
Neutron
The center part of an atom that contains positively charged particles is called the:
Electron
Nucleus
Proton
Orbit
What is the name for the attraction between the positive nucleus and the negative electron in an atom?
Magnetic Force
Gravity
Electrostatic Force
Cohesive Force
When an atom has an equal number of electrons and protons, it is said to be:
Positively charged.
Negatively charged.
Electrically neutral.
An ion.
Which particle found inside the nucleus has no electrical charge?
Electron
Proton
Neutron
Ion
What is the First Law of Electrostatics about charges?
Like charges attract each other.
Unlike charges attract each other, and like charges repel each other.
All charges attract each other.
All charges repel each other.
Materials that have many "free electrons" and allow electricity to flow easily are called:
Insulators
Conductors
Semiconductors
Non-conductors
Which type of electricity is produced when two objects are rubbed together, like rubbing a rubber rod with wool, and the charges are "fixed" or "at rest"?
Dynamic Electricity
Current Electricity
Static Electricity
Permanent Electricity
Which common electrical joint is used to connect two or more wires inside a junction box, especially where there is no mechanical stress?
Knotted tap
Y-splice
Rat Tail or Pig Tail
Aerial tap
Which joint is typically used for small cables because their strands are flexible and can be wrapped easily in one step?
Knotted tap
Plain tap joint
Y-splice
Duplex cross joint
If a tap wire is under heavy pulling force (tensile stress), which joint is best to use?
Plain tap joint
Aerial tap
Knotted tap
Rat Tail
Which electrical joint is often used as a temporary connection at construction sites because it's easy to twist?
Plain tap joint
Aerial tap
Wrapped Tap
Western Union Short-tie
What is the Western Union Short-tie Splice most widely used for?
Connecting wires in junction boxes.
Extending the length of a wire in interior (inside) wiring.
Making temporary connections.
Joining large, solid conductors.
Which joint is described as a combination of two plain taps placed side by side?
Duplex cross joint
Wrapped Tap
Cross joint
Knotted tap
If you are working with large, solid wires and it is difficult to wrap a heavy tap wire around the main wire, which joint is recommended?
Plain tap joint
Y-splice
Wrapped Tap or Tee Joint
Western Union Long Tie
What is "Dynamic Electricity"?
Electricity that stays in one place.
Electricity created by rubbing objects.
Electricity that refers to electrons in motion (electric current).
Electricity that causes thunder.
In what kind of wiring installation is the Western Union Long Tie extensively used for extending wire length?
Interior (inside) wiring.
Temporary wiring.
Junction box connections.
Outside wiring.
What describes materials with very few "free electrons" that do not allow electricity to flow easily?
Conductors
Insulators
Metals
Semiconductors
