Automotive Electrical Terms UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
AWG - CORRECT ANSWER - American Wire Gauge - standard thickness sizing of wire
Blade Fuse - CORRECT ANSWER - flat spade type end fuse
Capacitor - CORRECT ANSWER - device that stores electricity due to current surges
Cartridge Fuse - CORRECT ANSWER - round barrel shaped fuse used in older cars
Ceramic fuse - CORRECT ANSWER - Ceramic with a metal strip on the outside - foreign
car
Circuit - CORRECT ANSWER - Continuous path from on pole to the other
Circuit Breaker - CORRECT ANSWER - trips when overloaded but can be reset
Closed-Circuit (Open) - CORRECT ANSWER - completed path for electron flow
(incomplete path)
Conductor - CORRECT ANSWER - allows the flow of electrons
continuity - CORRECT ANSWER - found in a completed circuit
Dielectric - CORRECT ANSWER - an insulating material
, Electromagnetism - CORRECT ANSWER - pertaining to or exhibiting magnetism
produced by electric charge in motion
Fixed Value Resistors - CORRECT ANSWER - designed to have only one rating, which
should not change
Flux Density - CORRECT ANSWER - the number of flux lines per square centimeter
Flux Field - CORRECT ANSWER - the magnetic field formed by magnetic lines of force
Fusible Link - CORRECT ANSWER - a type of wire that is designed to melt to open a
circuit if the draw becomes too large
Ganged - CORRECT ANSWER - a type of switch designed to control numerous circuits
Ground Wire - CORRECT ANSWER - wire or metal mounting that serves as the contact
to the chassis
Grounding - CORRECT ANSWER - using the chassis as a negative wire
High-Tension Cable - CORRECT ANSWER - carries high voltage from the ignition coil to
the spark plug
In-Line Fuse - CORRECT ANSWER - fuse located in the wire of the circuit
Insulator - CORRECT ANSWER - a material that resists the flow of electrons
Magnet - CORRECT ANSWER - and body with the property of attracting iron or steel
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
AWG - CORRECT ANSWER - American Wire Gauge - standard thickness sizing of wire
Blade Fuse - CORRECT ANSWER - flat spade type end fuse
Capacitor - CORRECT ANSWER - device that stores electricity due to current surges
Cartridge Fuse - CORRECT ANSWER - round barrel shaped fuse used in older cars
Ceramic fuse - CORRECT ANSWER - Ceramic with a metal strip on the outside - foreign
car
Circuit - CORRECT ANSWER - Continuous path from on pole to the other
Circuit Breaker - CORRECT ANSWER - trips when overloaded but can be reset
Closed-Circuit (Open) - CORRECT ANSWER - completed path for electron flow
(incomplete path)
Conductor - CORRECT ANSWER - allows the flow of electrons
continuity - CORRECT ANSWER - found in a completed circuit
Dielectric - CORRECT ANSWER - an insulating material
, Electromagnetism - CORRECT ANSWER - pertaining to or exhibiting magnetism
produced by electric charge in motion
Fixed Value Resistors - CORRECT ANSWER - designed to have only one rating, which
should not change
Flux Density - CORRECT ANSWER - the number of flux lines per square centimeter
Flux Field - CORRECT ANSWER - the magnetic field formed by magnetic lines of force
Fusible Link - CORRECT ANSWER - a type of wire that is designed to melt to open a
circuit if the draw becomes too large
Ganged - CORRECT ANSWER - a type of switch designed to control numerous circuits
Ground Wire - CORRECT ANSWER - wire or metal mounting that serves as the contact
to the chassis
Grounding - CORRECT ANSWER - using the chassis as a negative wire
High-Tension Cable - CORRECT ANSWER - carries high voltage from the ignition coil to
the spark plug
In-Line Fuse - CORRECT ANSWER - fuse located in the wire of the circuit
Insulator - CORRECT ANSWER - a material that resists the flow of electrons
Magnet - CORRECT ANSWER - and body with the property of attracting iron or steel
