ATT Comp Test Questions and Answers
Question 1
What is electrical Shock?
Correct Answer
A sensation and muscular spasm when electric current passes through the body.
Question 2
What is a GFCI?
Correct Answer
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (automatically shut's off electrical flow in the event
of an overload)
Question 3
TS Transformers
Correct Answer
Open: T doesn't generate output V
Short: could be partial which would then change number of coils so Ep would
change or Es
Question 4
What is voltage
Correct Answer
Potential of electric energy; pressure of electrons pushing away from each other.
Question 5
Current is defined as __________________________.
Correct Answer
a flow of electric charge
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Question 6
What are some factors affecting shock?
Correct Answer
Amount of current, path of current, amount of body resistance, and length of time
current flows in body
Question 7
What is not a primary factor in severity of an electric shock?
Correct Answer
The general health of the victim.
Question 8
Ways to prevent shock?
Correct Answer
Isolate, insulate & ground
Question 9
What is the minimum AC current required to cause severe muscle contractions?
Correct Answer
12 mA
Question 10
How much more DC is required to freeze the body than AC?
Correct Answer
5 times more
Question 11
What types of burns are there?
Correct Answer
Electrical burns, arc burns, and thermal contact burns
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Question 12
Electrical burns are what?
Correct Answer
Electrical current flowing through tissue or bones
Question 13
Arc burns are what?
Correct Answer
Electrical current flowing through tissue or bones
Question 14
Thermal contact burns are what?
Correct Answer
When skin comes in contact with hot surfaces of overheated electrical conductors
Question 15
Factors of electrical accidents
Correct Answer
Unsafe equipment, unsafe environment, and unsafe work practices
Question 16
What should you do first if someone has been shocked?
Correct Answer
Remove the victim from the source.
Question 17
What type of protection is worn when use of a tool produces sparks and debris?
Correct Answer
Safety goggles.
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