LINEMAN APPRENTICE BASIC
ELECTRICITY REVIEW EXAM
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1-1. Circle the correct answer.
Which subatomic particles have an electrical charge?
a) Neurons
b) Electrons
c) Photons
d) Protons
e) All of the above
f) Both (a) and (b)
g) Both (b) and (c)
h) Both (b) and (d) - Correct Answers -h) Both (b) and (d)
1-2. True or False.
A proton has a negative charge, and an electron has a positive charge. - Correct
Answers -False
1-3. Circle the correct answer to fill in both blanks in the following sentences.
Opposite electrical charges ______________________ each other. Like electrical
charges ______________________ each other.
a) repel; attract
b) attract; repel - Correct Answers -b) attract; repel
1-4. Circle the correct answer to complete the sentence.
Electric current is the movement of ______________________.
a) protons
b) electrons
c) atoms
d) none of the above - Correct Answers -b) electrons
1-5. Circle the correct answer to complete the following sentence.
The two common sources of energy used to produce large amounts of electricity are:
a) friction and pressure.
b) heat and light.
c) heat and chemical action.
d) magnetism and chemical action.
, e) magnetism and friction. - Correct Answers -d) magnetism and chemical action.
2-1. Circle the correct answer to complete the sentence.
Current is measured in units called ______________________.
a) amperes
b) volts
c) ohms
d) resistance - Correct Answers -a) amperes
2-2. True or False.
Direct current reverses direction continuously as it flows through a circuit. - Correct
Answers -False
2-3. True or False.
Voltage is the driving force that causes current flow. - Correct Answers -True
2-4. Circle the correct answer to complete the sentence.
Voltage is measured in units called ______________________.
a) amperes
b) volts
c) ohms
d) resistance - Correct Answers -b) volts
2-5. Circle the correct answer to complete the sentence.
Resistance ______________________ the movement of electrons.
a) accelerates
b) opposes
c) attracts
d) insulates - Correct Answers -b) opposes
2-6. Circle the correct answer to complete the sentence.
Materials that offer little opposition to electron flow are called
______________________.
a) insulators
b) conductors
c) resistors - Correct Answers -b) conductors
2-7. Circle the correct answer to complete the sentence. Resistance is measured in
units called ______________________.
a) amperes
b) volts
c) ohms
d) resistance - Correct Answers -c) ohms
2-8. Circle the correct answer.
The meanings of the symbols I, E, and R, in that order, are:
ELECTRICITY REVIEW EXAM
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1-1. Circle the correct answer.
Which subatomic particles have an electrical charge?
a) Neurons
b) Electrons
c) Photons
d) Protons
e) All of the above
f) Both (a) and (b)
g) Both (b) and (c)
h) Both (b) and (d) - Correct Answers -h) Both (b) and (d)
1-2. True or False.
A proton has a negative charge, and an electron has a positive charge. - Correct
Answers -False
1-3. Circle the correct answer to fill in both blanks in the following sentences.
Opposite electrical charges ______________________ each other. Like electrical
charges ______________________ each other.
a) repel; attract
b) attract; repel - Correct Answers -b) attract; repel
1-4. Circle the correct answer to complete the sentence.
Electric current is the movement of ______________________.
a) protons
b) electrons
c) atoms
d) none of the above - Correct Answers -b) electrons
1-5. Circle the correct answer to complete the following sentence.
The two common sources of energy used to produce large amounts of electricity are:
a) friction and pressure.
b) heat and light.
c) heat and chemical action.
d) magnetism and chemical action.
, e) magnetism and friction. - Correct Answers -d) magnetism and chemical action.
2-1. Circle the correct answer to complete the sentence.
Current is measured in units called ______________________.
a) amperes
b) volts
c) ohms
d) resistance - Correct Answers -a) amperes
2-2. True or False.
Direct current reverses direction continuously as it flows through a circuit. - Correct
Answers -False
2-3. True or False.
Voltage is the driving force that causes current flow. - Correct Answers -True
2-4. Circle the correct answer to complete the sentence.
Voltage is measured in units called ______________________.
a) amperes
b) volts
c) ohms
d) resistance - Correct Answers -b) volts
2-5. Circle the correct answer to complete the sentence.
Resistance ______________________ the movement of electrons.
a) accelerates
b) opposes
c) attracts
d) insulates - Correct Answers -b) opposes
2-6. Circle the correct answer to complete the sentence.
Materials that offer little opposition to electron flow are called
______________________.
a) insulators
b) conductors
c) resistors - Correct Answers -b) conductors
2-7. Circle the correct answer to complete the sentence. Resistance is measured in
units called ______________________.
a) amperes
b) volts
c) ohms
d) resistance - Correct Answers -c) ohms
2-8. Circle the correct answer.
The meanings of the symbols I, E, and R, in that order, are:
