Automotive Electrical ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
When the electron leaves the orbit of an atom, the atom has a positive charge - CORRECT
ANSWER - true
A parallel circuit can only have one load each leg - CORRECT ANSWER - False
A circuit protection device such as a fuse, fuse link, or circuit breaker will open the circuit if
resistance Values become too great - CORRECT ANSWER - False
A series Circuit provides two or more different paths for the current to flow through - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
Amperage stays constant in a circuit but the voltage drops as it powers a load - CORRECT
ANSWER - true
Electromotive force is measured in volts - CORRECT ANSWER - true
To complete the electrical path to the vehicles battery, The vehicles metal frame components are
often part of the electrical circuit. - CORRECT ANSWER - true
The electrical principles that states "the sum of the voltage drop in a closed circuit equals the
voltage applied to that circuit," knows as, - CORRECT ANSWER - Kirchoff's Law
What is the current in a 12-Volt circuit with a 6ohm resistor connection series. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 2 Amps
The Function Of a resistor in an electrical circuit is to limit what? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Current (amperes)
, A momentary contact switch is used to operate what - CORRECT ANSWER - Horn C
which type of resistor is commonly used in automotive circuits - CORRECT ANSWER -
Fixed Variable, variable, stepped
circuit protection devices - CORRECT ANSWER - fuse, fuse link, circuit breaker.
Tech A- when there is a complete path through the electrical circuit, the circuit is said to be open
TECH B- when the circuit path is broken or interrupted the circuit is said to be closed -
CORRECT ANSWER - neither
The unit for measuring electrical current is - CORRECT ANSWER - Amperes. A
Variable resistors - CORRECT ANSWER - Thermistor, rheostat, potentiometer
in the formula E=IxR the E represents - CORRECT ANSWER - Voltage
the unit for measuring electrical resistance is - CORRECT ANSWER - Ohms B
what is the name of the formula E=IxR - CORRECT ANSWER - D ohms law
Tech A- A moving magnetic fields are a source of electrical energy in an automobile
Tech B Chemical reaction is the only source of electrical energy in an automobile - CORRECT
ANSWER - A only
in the formula E=IxR, the R represents - CORRECT ANSWER - resistance B
Questions and CORRECT Answers
When the electron leaves the orbit of an atom, the atom has a positive charge - CORRECT
ANSWER - true
A parallel circuit can only have one load each leg - CORRECT ANSWER - False
A circuit protection device such as a fuse, fuse link, or circuit breaker will open the circuit if
resistance Values become too great - CORRECT ANSWER - False
A series Circuit provides two or more different paths for the current to flow through - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
Amperage stays constant in a circuit but the voltage drops as it powers a load - CORRECT
ANSWER - true
Electromotive force is measured in volts - CORRECT ANSWER - true
To complete the electrical path to the vehicles battery, The vehicles metal frame components are
often part of the electrical circuit. - CORRECT ANSWER - true
The electrical principles that states "the sum of the voltage drop in a closed circuit equals the
voltage applied to that circuit," knows as, - CORRECT ANSWER - Kirchoff's Law
What is the current in a 12-Volt circuit with a 6ohm resistor connection series. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 2 Amps
The Function Of a resistor in an electrical circuit is to limit what? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Current (amperes)
, A momentary contact switch is used to operate what - CORRECT ANSWER - Horn C
which type of resistor is commonly used in automotive circuits - CORRECT ANSWER -
Fixed Variable, variable, stepped
circuit protection devices - CORRECT ANSWER - fuse, fuse link, circuit breaker.
Tech A- when there is a complete path through the electrical circuit, the circuit is said to be open
TECH B- when the circuit path is broken or interrupted the circuit is said to be closed -
CORRECT ANSWER - neither
The unit for measuring electrical current is - CORRECT ANSWER - Amperes. A
Variable resistors - CORRECT ANSWER - Thermistor, rheostat, potentiometer
in the formula E=IxR the E represents - CORRECT ANSWER - Voltage
the unit for measuring electrical resistance is - CORRECT ANSWER - Ohms B
what is the name of the formula E=IxR - CORRECT ANSWER - D ohms law
Tech A- A moving magnetic fields are a source of electrical energy in an automobile
Tech B Chemical reaction is the only source of electrical energy in an automobile - CORRECT
ANSWER - A only
in the formula E=IxR, the R represents - CORRECT ANSWER - resistance B
