NCCER ELECTRICAL LEVEL 2
GROUNDING AND BONDING
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
NECAArticleA250A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
IsAtheAprimaryAgoverningAarticleAforAtheAproperAuseAandAinstallationAofAgroundingAandA
bonding
shortAcircuitA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
aAconductingAconnection,AwhetherAintentionalAorAaccidental,AbetweenAanyAofAtheAconduct
orsAofAanAelectricalAsystem,AwhetherAitAisAfromAline-to-lineAorAfromAline-to-neutral
GroundAfaultA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
asAdefinedAinANECAArticleA100,AisAanAunintentional,AelectricallyAconductingAconnectionAbet
weenAanAungroundedAconductorAofAanAelectricalAcircuitAandAtheAnormallyAnoncurrent-
carryingAconductors
equipmentAgroundingAconductorA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
theAconductiveApathAusedAtoAconnectAtheAnoncurrent-
carryingAmetalApartsAofAequipment,Araceways,AandAotherAenclosuresAtoAtheAsystemAgroun
dedAconductor,AtheAgroundingAelectrodeAconductor,AorAboth.
GroundingAsystemsAlessAthanA50vA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
groundingAisArequiredAinAtheAfollowingAsituationAwhereAsuppliedAbyAtransformersAifAtheAsup
plyAvoltageAtoAtheAtransformerAexceedsA150vAtoAground
GroundingAACAsystemsAoverA1kVA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
mustAbeAgroundedAifAtheyAsupplyAmobileAorAportableAequipmentAasAcoveredAinANECASecti
onA250.188
5AA(A50-45=5)A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
aAsingleAphaseAsystemAhasAtwoAlegs,ALegAAAandALegAB.ALegAAAisAcarryingA50AAandAlegABAi
sAcarryingA45A,AtheAcurrentAcarriedAbyAtheAneutralAisAwhat
-Lightning,A
-voltageAsurgesAhigherAthanAthatAforAwhichAtheAcircuitAisAdesignedA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-
aAgroundedAsystemAmustAlimitAtheAvoltageAonAtheAelectricalAsystemAandAprotectAitAfrom
GroundingAelectrodeAsystemA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
InAgeneral,AallAtheAfollowingAelectrodesAthatAareApresentAmustAbeAbondedAtogetherAtoAform
steelAorAironAmustAbeAatAleastA1/4"Athick
copperAneedAonlyAbeA0.06"A(1.5mm)AthickA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
howAthickAmustAplatesAofAironAorAsteel
howAthickAmustAnonferrousAmetalAlikeAcopperAbe
20AohmsAorAlessA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
Rod,Apipe,AandAplateAelectrodesAmustAhaveAaAresistanceAtoAgroundAof__.AIfAnot,AtheyAmust
AbeAaugmentedAbyAanAadditionalAelectrodeAspacedAnotAlessAthanA6'AfromAtheAfirst
atAlestA6'AapartA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-groundingAelectrodesAmustAbeAspaced
GROUNDING AND BONDING
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
NECAArticleA250A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
IsAtheAprimaryAgoverningAarticleAforAtheAproperAuseAandAinstallationAofAgroundingAandA
bonding
shortAcircuitA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
aAconductingAconnection,AwhetherAintentionalAorAaccidental,AbetweenAanyAofAtheAconduct
orsAofAanAelectricalAsystem,AwhetherAitAisAfromAline-to-lineAorAfromAline-to-neutral
GroundAfaultA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
asAdefinedAinANECAArticleA100,AisAanAunintentional,AelectricallyAconductingAconnectionAbet
weenAanAungroundedAconductorAofAanAelectricalAcircuitAandAtheAnormallyAnoncurrent-
carryingAconductors
equipmentAgroundingAconductorA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
theAconductiveApathAusedAtoAconnectAtheAnoncurrent-
carryingAmetalApartsAofAequipment,Araceways,AandAotherAenclosuresAtoAtheAsystemAgroun
dedAconductor,AtheAgroundingAelectrodeAconductor,AorAboth.
GroundingAsystemsAlessAthanA50vA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
groundingAisArequiredAinAtheAfollowingAsituationAwhereAsuppliedAbyAtransformersAifAtheAsup
plyAvoltageAtoAtheAtransformerAexceedsA150vAtoAground
GroundingAACAsystemsAoverA1kVA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
mustAbeAgroundedAifAtheyAsupplyAmobileAorAportableAequipmentAasAcoveredAinANECASecti
onA250.188
5AA(A50-45=5)A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
aAsingleAphaseAsystemAhasAtwoAlegs,ALegAAAandALegAB.ALegAAAisAcarryingA50AAandAlegABAi
sAcarryingA45A,AtheAcurrentAcarriedAbyAtheAneutralAisAwhat
-Lightning,A
-voltageAsurgesAhigherAthanAthatAforAwhichAtheAcircuitAisAdesignedA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-
aAgroundedAsystemAmustAlimitAtheAvoltageAonAtheAelectricalAsystemAandAprotectAitAfrom
GroundingAelectrodeAsystemA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
InAgeneral,AallAtheAfollowingAelectrodesAthatAareApresentAmustAbeAbondedAtogetherAtoAform
steelAorAironAmustAbeAatAleastA1/4"Athick
copperAneedAonlyAbeA0.06"A(1.5mm)AthickA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
howAthickAmustAplatesAofAironAorAsteel
howAthickAmustAnonferrousAmetalAlikeAcopperAbe
20AohmsAorAlessA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-
Rod,Apipe,AandAplateAelectrodesAmustAhaveAaAresistanceAtoAgroundAof__.AIfAnot,AtheyAmust
AbeAaugmentedAbyAanAadditionalAelectrodeAspacedAnotAlessAthanA6'AfromAtheAfirst
atAlestA6'AapartA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-groundingAelectrodesAmustAbeAspaced