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SACA 201 SILVER EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
A(n) __________ is used to measure resistance. -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Ohmmeter
What is the total measurement of voltage over the
power source called? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Applied
Voltage
Rotary motion is the output of which electrical output
device? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Motor
Current is measured in units of __________. -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Amps
What step should be taken to correctly measure the
resistance of a resistor that is wired in a circuit? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Disconnect one end of the resistor
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The resistance provided by an inductor in an AC circuit is
called __________. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Inductive
reactance
What does hertz stand for on a sine wave graph? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Cycles per second
What is the total inductance of a series circuit if the
power supply frequency is 60 Hz and 3 coils each have
an inductance of 0.3 henrys? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ 0.9
Henrys
A common application of mutual inductance is found in a
device called a __________. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
Transformer
What is the secondary voltage if the primary is
480VAC? (The primary coil have 300 turns and the
secondary coil has 125 turns)* - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
200 VAC
Which of the following is not a component of a basic
electrical circuit? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Insulator
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What is the thin insulator placed between the plates of
a capacitor called? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Dielectric
One of the effects a capacitor has in a DC circuit is that
it will __________. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Charge to a
voltage equal to the source voltage
Capacitance is measured in __________. - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Farads
What is a drawing showing electrical symbols and
paths? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Schematic
Current in a(n) __________ circuit is divided among the
branches of the circuit. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Parallel
When the wire or foil strip inside a fuse melts, the fuse is
said to be _________. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Blown
The potential difference between two points in a circuit
is called __________. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Voltage
SACA 201 SILVER EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
A(n) __________ is used to measure resistance. -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Ohmmeter
What is the total measurement of voltage over the
power source called? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Applied
Voltage
Rotary motion is the output of which electrical output
device? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Motor
Current is measured in units of __________. -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Amps
What step should be taken to correctly measure the
resistance of a resistor that is wired in a circuit? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Disconnect one end of the resistor
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The resistance provided by an inductor in an AC circuit is
called __________. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Inductive
reactance
What does hertz stand for on a sine wave graph? -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ Cycles per second
What is the total inductance of a series circuit if the
power supply frequency is 60 Hz and 3 coils each have
an inductance of 0.3 henrys? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ 0.9
Henrys
A common application of mutual inductance is found in a
device called a __________. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
Transformer
What is the secondary voltage if the primary is
480VAC? (The primary coil have 300 turns and the
secondary coil has 125 turns)* - ....ANSWER ....✔✔
200 VAC
Which of the following is not a component of a basic
electrical circuit? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Insulator
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What is the thin insulator placed between the plates of
a capacitor called? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Dielectric
One of the effects a capacitor has in a DC circuit is that
it will __________. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Charge to a
voltage equal to the source voltage
Capacitance is measured in __________. - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ Farads
What is a drawing showing electrical symbols and
paths? - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Schematic
Current in a(n) __________ circuit is divided among the
branches of the circuit. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Parallel
When the wire or foil strip inside a fuse melts, the fuse is
said to be _________. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Blown
The potential difference between two points in a circuit
is called __________. - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ Voltage
