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x___ law states "charged bodies attract or repel each other with a force that is directly proportional to
the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them." -
Coulomb's



Which of the formulas, shown below, is correct to find the equivalent of three inductors in a parallel
circuit? - LT= 1 / ( 1/L1 + 1/L2 + 1/L3)



If the RMS value is 125 volts, what is the peak value? - 176.75



Which of the symbols, shown below, is used to represent an inductor in a schematic circuit? - 219 RW Q4
C



Electrical current is the flow of ___. - electrons



What type of magnet is used for the coil in a relay? - electromagnet



___ flow equals current flow. - Electron



When AC current passes through a circuit conductor or a connected load, it creates ___ that creates (or
induces) a voltage in the circuit that actually opposes the applied voltage. - a magnetic field



A ___ is a device that converts electrical energy into a linear force. - solenoid



Two unlike poles of magnets brought together cause the magnets to ___ each other. - attract

,Permanent magnets are used in the construction of ___ motors.I. AC II. DC - II only



Nonferrous materials, such as copper, ___ attracted by the magnetic field around a magnet. - are not



A coil of wire wrapped around an iron core is a(n) ___ when it carries current. - electromagnet



Motors, circuit breakers, contactors, relays, and motor starters all use ___ principles. - electromagnetic



The strength of the magnetic field around a coil (or winding) ___ when AC voltage is applied. - varies



The basic law of magnetism states that unlike poles (south and north, for example) ___ each other. -
attract



As two magnetic poles of the same polarity get closer together the force of ___ gets stronger. - repulsion



A coil of wire, when carrying current, acts like a ___. - magnet



The invisible magnetic lines that leave the north pole and enter the south pole of a magnet are ___. -
lines of flux



A ___ is a device that attracts iron and steel because of the molecular alignment of its material. - magnet



Current flow through a conductor creates a magnetic field around the conductor. - True



As current flow through a conductor increases, the magnetic field strength ___. - increases



The strength of the magnetic field around a coil (or winding) ___ when DC voltage is applied. - is
constant



If the current flowing through a coil of wire is increased, the magnetic field strength ___. - also increases

,If a circuit is operating at 277 volts (RMS) the peak value of the voltage is ___ volts. - 391.8



Which of the symbols, shown below, is used to represent an AC power source in a schematic circuit? -
219.2 Q2 D



The term gigahertz means ___ per second. - billion cycles



To an electrician the drawing at the right represents ___. - a sine wave



One AC voltage cycle is completed in ___ degrees. - 360



Each phase of three-phase AC power is offset by ___ degrees. - 120



The horizontal axis on a voltage sine wave, generated from an AC generator, represents ___. - time



Which of the conversion formulas listed below is correct? - RMS = Peak x 0.707



RMS is an abbreviation for ___. - Root Mean Square



A charged body is surrounded by ___. - a magnetic field



___ is the output of an AC generator measured in cycles per second. - Frequency



When two like-charged bodies are brought together, their magnetic fields will work to ___ them. - repel



___ when current flows in a conductor. - both a and b



The vertical axis on a voltage sine wave, generated from an AC generator, represents ___. - voltage

, Where operating in the United States, AC voltage reaches a positive peak ___ times during 1 second. - 60



___ current constantly changes direction of flow and magnitude as it completes the circuit from a power
source to a load and then back to the power source. - AC



An AC generator produces ___ cycle(s) per revolution for each pair of poles. - one



The peak-to-peak value of a sine wave is ___ the maximum positive peak value. - twice



A capacitor is made up of a pair of conductive plates separated by a thin layer of ___ material. -
insulating



The magnetic field strength around a conductor is at its maximum when the AC current is at ___
degrees. - 90



___ is the property of an electrical circuit that opposes any change in current. - Inductance



Inductors in series add like resistors in ___. - series



Which of the formulas, shown below, is correct to find the equivalent of 3 caps in a parallel circuit? -
CT=C1+C2+C3



Inductance is measured in ___. - Henrys



A change in the magnetic field surrounding the conductor induces a voltage in the conductor. This
induced voltage is known as ___. - Counter EMF



___ is the measure of a circuit's ability to store an electrical charge. - Capacitance

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