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WorksheetsElectrical Engineering Workplace Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
One who specializes in the installation, repair, and maintenance of electrical systems is called a _______.
Electrician
Plumber
Carpenter
Mechanic
A field of engineering that deals with the study, design, development, and maintenance of electrical systems and devices is called _______.
Electrical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Workplace Vocabulary: Electrical energy. It is the movement of charged particles (like electrons) through a conductor. This is called _______.
Electricity
Magnetism
Insulation
Resistance
Workplace Vocabulary: A pathway that charged particles travel is called a _______.
Circuit
Tunnel
Channel
Pipeline
A material that allows the flow of electricity is called a _______.
Conductor
Insulator
Semiconductor
Resistor
Workplace Vocabulary: The opposite of a conductor; it is a material that does not allow the flow of electricity. This is called an _______.
Insulator
Conductor
Transmitter
Electrode
Workplace Vocabulary: The flow of electrically charged particles (like electrons). It is measured in Amperes, often abbreviated as Amps—the amount of water flowing in a hose. This is called _______.
Current
Voltage
Resistance
Power
A unidirectional electric current, so that the flow of charge is always in the same direction. This is called _______.
Direct Current
Alternating Current
Static Electricity
Induced Current
What makes electric charges move; the ‘push’ that causes charged particles to move in a wire or other electrical conductor. It is measured in Volts. Like water pressure in a hose. This is called _______.
Voltage
Current
Resistance
Power
Workplace Vocabulary: The conductor that allows electrons to enter a device is called a _______.
Cathode
Anode
Resistor
Insulator
Workplace Vocabulary: The conductor through which electrons leave a device is called an _______.
Anode
Cathode
Resistor
Capacitor
A two-terminal electronic component that conducts current primarily in one direction (asymmetric conductance). It has low (ideally zero) resistance in one direction. This is called a _______.
Diode
Resistor
Capacitor
Transistor
What is the opposition of a material to the current flow, measured in Ohms and similar to a kink in the hose?
Electrical Resistance
Electrical Capacitance
Electrical Conductance
Electrical Inductance
What are electronic components that have a specific, never-changing electrical resistance, and limit the flow of electrons through the circuit?
Resistors
Capacitors
Inductors
Transistors
What is a board for prototyping or building circuits on called?
Breadboard
Motherboard
Whiteboard
Keyboard
What is a single electrical path that allows electricity to travel called?
Series Circuit
Parallel Circuit
Open Circuit
Short Circuit
What is a circuit that has two or more paths for electricity to travel called?
Parallel Circuit
Series Circuit
Open Circuit
Short Circuit
What instrument is designed to measure electric current, voltage, and usually resistance, typically over several ranges of value?
Multimeter
Oscilloscope
Barometer
Thermocouple
What is a ruggedized computer used for industrial automation that can automate a specific process, machine function, or even an entire production line?
Programmable Logic Controller or PLC
Microcontroller
Desktop Computer
Embedded System
An LED is a type of what electronic component that allows current to flow in one direction and has high resistance in the other?
Diode
Resistor
Capacitor
Transistor
