Nocti Electrical Study Guide
A continuous path along a conductor through which electrical current can flow from an energy source through a load and back to the source is called a ____________ - Answer- electrical circuit
What is a scan tool? - Answer- used to identify trouble codes stored in the car's computer memory
A material that allows electrons to flow through it easily or a pathway for electricity is known as a______________ - Answer- conductor
Three things that can be measured in an electrical circuit: - Answer- Volts, amps, and resistance
Electrons flow from ________ to ________ in an electrical circuit - Answer- negative to positive
A circuit that has only one pathway for electricity to flow is known as a - Answer- series circuit
a circuit that has more than one pathway for electricity to flow is called a__________ - Answer- parallel circuit
A condition caused by a break in a circuit causing current to stop flowing is known as _________________ - Answer- an open circuit
A wire to wire short circuit is caused how? - Answer- When one one wire touches another wire causing the circuit to fail.
A wire to wire short or a wire to ground short will cause what? - Answer- a light to go dim or to go out
high resistance in an electrical circuit will cause what involving lights? - Answer- It causes lights to stay dim
What will a flasher do? - Answer- makes the blinkers blink
Automotive fuses are all sized by the amount of what? - Answer- the amount of amperage they can carry
If a fuse is blown out and you replaced it, the problem with the circuit is not fixed; why? -
Answer- something caused the circuit to burn out
A continuous path along a conductor through which electrical current can flow from an energy source through a load and back to the source is called a ____________ - Answer- electrical circuit
What is a scan tool? - Answer- used to identify trouble codes stored in the car's computer memory
A material that allows electrons to flow through it easily or a pathway for electricity is known as a______________ - Answer- conductor
Three things that can be measured in an electrical circuit: - Answer- Volts, amps, and resistance
Electrons flow from ________ to ________ in an electrical circuit - Answer- negative to positive
A circuit that has only one pathway for electricity to flow is known as a - Answer- series circuit
a circuit that has more than one pathway for electricity to flow is called a__________ - Answer- parallel circuit
A condition caused by a break in a circuit causing current to stop flowing is known as _________________ - Answer- an open circuit
A wire to wire short circuit is caused how? - Answer- When one one wire touches another wire causing the circuit to fail.
A wire to wire short or a wire to ground short will cause what? - Answer- a light to go dim or to go out
high resistance in an electrical circuit will cause what involving lights? - Answer- It causes lights to stay dim
What will a flasher do? - Answer- makes the blinkers blink
Automotive fuses are all sized by the amount of what? - Answer- the amount of amperage they can carry
If a fuse is blown out and you replaced it, the problem with the circuit is not fixed; why? -
Answer- something caused the circuit to burn out
