lineman rodeo exam questions with correct answers
// // // // // //
Describe /
/the /
/electron /
/theory. //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //basis //of //our //understanding //of //electricity //is //the //electron //theory. //this
//theory /
/states /
/that /
/all /
/matter /
/that /
/is /
/everything /
/that /
/occupies /
/space /
/and /
/has /
/weight /
/is /
/composed /
/of /
/tiny /
/invisible /
/units /
/called /
/atoms. /
/Atoms /
/in /
/turn /
/are /
/subdivided /
/into /
,/still /
/smaller /
/parWhat /
/is /
/the //minimum //depth //allowable //for //direct //buried //cables //operating //in //the //range //of //601-
22000 //volts?
ticles, /
/protons, /
/neutrons /
/and /
/electrons. /
/The /
/protons /
/and /
/neutrons /
/make /
/up /
/the /
/central /
/core, /
/or /
/nucleus, /
/of /
/the /
/atom, /
/while /
/the /
/electrons //spin //around //this //central //core //in //orbits. //the //Protons //and //electrons //are //charged
//with /
/small /
/amounts /
/of /
/electricity. /
/the /
/proton //always //has //a //positive //charge //while //the //electron //has //a //small //negative //charge.
,Define /
/an /
/electric /
/current. //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //flow //of //free //electrons //when //a //voltage //is //applied.
Define //
a/
/conductor. //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Materials /
/having //many //free //electrons //make //good //conductors //of //electricity. //Copper, //Aluminum
Define /
/an /
/insulator. //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Materials /
/having /
/few //free //electrons //make //poor //conductors //and //can //be //used //to //insulate //electricity.
What /
/are /
/three /
/samples /
/of /
/good /
/insulators? //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Glass, //porcelain, //rubber //polyethylene //and //fiberglass.
What //is //the //unit //of //electric //current? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Amp //or //Ampere
, What /
/instrument //is //used //to //measure //electric //current? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Ammeter
What /
/is /
/the /
/unit /
/of /
/electric /
/pressure? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Volt //, /
/Voltage /
/is //the //electric //force //or //pressure //that //is //determined //by //the //potential //difference //between
//any //two //points //in //a //circuit.
Draw //
a/
/schematic /
/diagram //to //illustrate //the //proper //methods //of //connecting //instruments //to //a //single-
phase /
/motor /
/to /
/measure /
/electric /
/current /
/and /
/the /
/electric /
/pressure /
/supplied /
/to //the //motor. //Voltmeter //in //parallel, //Ammeter //in //series. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔
What //is //the //unit //of //electric //power? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Watt
// // // // // //
Describe /
/the /
/electron /
/theory. //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //basis //of //our //understanding //of //electricity //is //the //electron //theory. //this
//theory /
/states /
/that /
/all /
/matter /
/that /
/is /
/everything /
/that /
/occupies /
/space /
/and /
/has /
/weight /
/is /
/composed /
/of /
/tiny /
/invisible /
/units /
/called /
/atoms. /
/Atoms /
/in /
/turn /
/are /
/subdivided /
/into /
,/still /
/smaller /
/parWhat /
/is /
/the //minimum //depth //allowable //for //direct //buried //cables //operating //in //the //range //of //601-
22000 //volts?
ticles, /
/protons, /
/neutrons /
/and /
/electrons. /
/The /
/protons /
/and /
/neutrons /
/make /
/up /
/the /
/central /
/core, /
/or /
/nucleus, /
/of /
/the /
/atom, /
/while /
/the /
/electrons //spin //around //this //central //core //in //orbits. //the //Protons //and //electrons //are //charged
//with /
/small /
/amounts /
/of /
/electricity. /
/the /
/proton //always //has //a //positive //charge //while //the //electron //has //a //small //negative //charge.
,Define /
/an /
/electric /
/current. //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔The //flow //of //free //electrons //when //a //voltage //is //applied.
Define //
a/
/conductor. //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Materials /
/having //many //free //electrons //make //good //conductors //of //electricity. //Copper, //Aluminum
Define /
/an /
/insulator. //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Materials /
/having /
/few //free //electrons //make //poor //conductors //and //can //be //used //to //insulate //electricity.
What /
/are /
/three /
/samples /
/of /
/good /
/insulators? //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Glass, //porcelain, //rubber //polyethylene //and //fiberglass.
What //is //the //unit //of //electric //current? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Amp //or //Ampere
, What /
/instrument //is //used //to //measure //electric //current? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Ammeter
What /
/is /
/the /
/unit /
/of /
/electric /
/pressure? //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Volt //, /
/Voltage /
/is //the //electric //force //or //pressure //that //is //determined //by //the //potential //difference //between
//any //two //points //in //a //circuit.
Draw //
a/
/schematic /
/diagram //to //illustrate //the //proper //methods //of //connecting //instruments //to //a //single-
phase /
/motor /
/to /
/measure /
/electric /
/current /
/and /
/the /
/electric /
/pressure /
/supplied /
/to //the //motor. //Voltmeter //in //parallel, //Ammeter //in //series. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔
What //is //the //unit //of //electric //power? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Watt
