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Electrical Splices & Electron Theory

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is electricity often described as?

a)

A flow of water in a pipe.

b)

A flow of electrons.

c)

A type of heat.

d)

A magnetic field only.

2.

What is the smallest part into which an element can be divided?

a)

A molecule.

b)

An atom.

c)

A nucleus.

d)

An electron.

3.

Which part of an atom has a negative electrical charge?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Proton

c)

Electron

d)

Neutron

4.

The center part of an atom that contains positively charged particles is called the:

a)

Electron

b)

Nucleus

c)

Proton

d)

Orbit

5.

What is the name for the attraction between the positive nucleus and the negative electron in an atom?

a)

Magnetic Force

b)

Gravity

c)

Electrostatic Force

d)

Cohesive Force

6.

When an atom has an equal number of electrons and protons, it is said to be:

a)

Positively charged.

b)

Negatively charged.

c)

Electrically neutral.

d)

An ion.

7.

Which particle found inside the nucleus has no electrical charge?

a)

Electron

b)

Proton

c)

Neutron

d)

Ion

8.

What is the First Law of Electrostatics about charges?

a)

Like charges attract each other.

b)

Unlike charges attract each other, and like charges repel each other.

c)

All charges attract each other.

d)

All charges repel each other.

9.

Materials that have many "free electrons" and allow electricity to flow easily are called:

a)

Insulators

b)

Conductors

c)

Semiconductors

d)

Non-conductors

10.

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"?

a)

Dynamic Electricity

b)

Current Electricity

c)

Static Electricity

d)

Permanent Electricity

11.

Which common electrical joint is used to connect two or more wires inside a junction box, especially where there is no mechanical stress?

a)

Knotted tap

b)

Y-splice

c)

Rat Tail or Pig Tail

d)

Aerial tap

12.

Which joint is typically used for small cables because their strands are flexible and can be wrapped easily in one step?

a)

Knotted tap

b)

Plain tap joint

c)

Y-splice

d)

Duplex cross joint

13.

If a tap wire is under heavy pulling force (tensile stress), which joint is best to use?

a)

Plain tap joint

b)

Aerial tap

c)

Knotted tap

d)

Rat Tail

14.

Which electrical joint is often used as a temporary connection at construction sites because it's easy to twist?

a)

Plain tap joint

b)

Aerial tap

c)

Wrapped Tap

d)

Western Union Short-tie

15.

What is the Western Union Short-tie Splice most widely used for?

a)

Connecting wires in junction boxes.

b)

Extending the length of a wire in interior (inside) wiring.

c)

Making temporary connections.

d)

Joining large, solid conductors.

16.

Which joint is described as a combination of two plain taps placed side by side?

a)

Duplex cross joint

b)

Wrapped Tap

c)

Cross joint

d)

Knotted tap

17.

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?

a)

Plain tap joint

b)

Y-splice

c)

Wrapped Tap or Tee Joint

d)

Western Union Long Tie

18.

What is "Dynamic Electricity"?

a)

Electricity that stays in one place.

b)

Electricity created by rubbing objects.

c)

Electricity that refers to electrons in motion (electric current).

d)

Electricity that causes thunder.

19.

In what kind of wiring installation is the Western Union Long Tie extensively used for extending wire length?

a)

Interior (inside) wiring.

b)

Temporary wiring.

c)

Junction box connections.

d)

Outside wiring.

20.

What describes materials with very few "free electrons" that do not allow electricity to flow easily?

a)

Conductors

b)

Insulators

c)

Metals

d)

Semiconductors