Lineman Apprenticeship Orientation questions
with verified answers
electrical pressure measured in ________ Ans✔✔-Volts ?????
Water pressure comes from a water pump; electrical pressure comes from
_______ Ans✔✔-Electrical Generator
When there is a ______ there is always the Probability of Electrical shock Ans✔✔-
Difference Potential
Electrical current is actually the flow of ______ jumping from one atom to the
next Ans✔✔-Electrons
The unit for measurement for current flow is _________ and is measured with a
_________ Ans✔✔-Ampere, Ammeter
T or F. The current that leaves the source must make a complete circuit (circle)
and return to the source Ans✔✔-True
It takes as little as _____ through your heart to put it into Fibrillation Ans✔✔-10
MA
An electrical arc can reach temperatures as high as _______ Ans✔✔-35,000 F*
, It is the ______ of time the current flows, the ______ of current and _______
current takes through the body that does the damage Ans✔✔-Duration, amount,
path
The human body organs have ______ resistance to current flow than the skin
Ans✔✔-Less
Perspiration can lower a person resistance from 100,000 Ohms to as low as
_______ Ohms Ans✔✔-35,000
There can be a _____ between two ends of a broken neutral Ans✔✔-Voltage
T or F. If there is a difference of potential across a workers body current will not
flow Ans✔✔-False
As per OSHA what minimum level must employees who work in the electrical field
be trained in. Ans✔✔-Trained in or familiar with:
- Safety-related procedures
-Practices
-and other safety requirements
-emergency procedures (such as Pole top and manhole rescue)
List the three reasons to install protective grounds Ans✔✔-1. to prove isolation
2. to protect against accidental energizing of the line
3. to provide protection from induction
with verified answers
electrical pressure measured in ________ Ans✔✔-Volts ?????
Water pressure comes from a water pump; electrical pressure comes from
_______ Ans✔✔-Electrical Generator
When there is a ______ there is always the Probability of Electrical shock Ans✔✔-
Difference Potential
Electrical current is actually the flow of ______ jumping from one atom to the
next Ans✔✔-Electrons
The unit for measurement for current flow is _________ and is measured with a
_________ Ans✔✔-Ampere, Ammeter
T or F. The current that leaves the source must make a complete circuit (circle)
and return to the source Ans✔✔-True
It takes as little as _____ through your heart to put it into Fibrillation Ans✔✔-10
MA
An electrical arc can reach temperatures as high as _______ Ans✔✔-35,000 F*
, It is the ______ of time the current flows, the ______ of current and _______
current takes through the body that does the damage Ans✔✔-Duration, amount,
path
The human body organs have ______ resistance to current flow than the skin
Ans✔✔-Less
Perspiration can lower a person resistance from 100,000 Ohms to as low as
_______ Ohms Ans✔✔-35,000
There can be a _____ between two ends of a broken neutral Ans✔✔-Voltage
T or F. If there is a difference of potential across a workers body current will not
flow Ans✔✔-False
As per OSHA what minimum level must employees who work in the electrical field
be trained in. Ans✔✔-Trained in or familiar with:
- Safety-related procedures
-Practices
-and other safety requirements
-emergency procedures (such as Pole top and manhole rescue)
List the three reasons to install protective grounds Ans✔✔-1. to prove isolation
2. to protect against accidental energizing of the line
3. to provide protection from induction
