Automotive Electrical Basics Exam
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Short-To-Ground - ✔✔If an insulated (power side) wire rubbed through a part of the
insulation and the wire conductor touched the steel body of a vehicle, the type of failure
would be called a(an) ________.
Short-To-Voltage - ✔✔If two insulated wires were to melt together where the copper
conductors touched each other, the type of failure would be called a(an) ________.
4 amperes - ✔✔If 12 volts are being applied to a resistance of 3 ohms, ________ amperes
will flow.
14.4 Watts - ✔✔How many watts are consumed by a light bulb if 1.2 amperes are
measured when 12 volts are applied?
1500 Watts - ✔✔How many watts are consumed by a starter motor if it draws 150
amperes at 10 volts?
Slow motor operation, Dim lights and clicking of relay and solenoids - ✔✔High
resistance in a circuit can cause ________.
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, It increases - ✔✔If the voltage increases in a circuit, what happens to the current
(amperes) if the resistance stays the same?
200 Amperes - ✔✔If 200 amperes flow from the positive terminal of a battery and
operate the starter motor, how many amperes will flow back to the negative terminal of
the battery?
E - ✔✔What is the symbol for voltage used in calculations?
Short-To-Ground - ✔✔Which circuit is failure is most likely to cause a fuse to blow?
Continuity - ✔✔A complete circuit that is continuous from source through loads and
back to ground has ________.
The vehicle frame & the metal body of the vehicle - ✔✔The electrical path to ground
may be completed by ________.
May be on either the source or ground side of the circuit and control electrical flow in a
circuit - ✔✔Electrical controls such as switches ________.
May be caused by a blown fuse - ✔✔An open circuit ________.
No current will flow - ✔✔In an incomplete circuit ________.
Neither: It is ALWAYS because a blown fuse or includes an open circuit - ✔✔A shorted
circuit ________.
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Short-To-Ground - ✔✔If an insulated (power side) wire rubbed through a part of the
insulation and the wire conductor touched the steel body of a vehicle, the type of failure
would be called a(an) ________.
Short-To-Voltage - ✔✔If two insulated wires were to melt together where the copper
conductors touched each other, the type of failure would be called a(an) ________.
4 amperes - ✔✔If 12 volts are being applied to a resistance of 3 ohms, ________ amperes
will flow.
14.4 Watts - ✔✔How many watts are consumed by a light bulb if 1.2 amperes are
measured when 12 volts are applied?
1500 Watts - ✔✔How many watts are consumed by a starter motor if it draws 150
amperes at 10 volts?
Slow motor operation, Dim lights and clicking of relay and solenoids - ✔✔High
resistance in a circuit can cause ________.
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, It increases - ✔✔If the voltage increases in a circuit, what happens to the current
(amperes) if the resistance stays the same?
200 Amperes - ✔✔If 200 amperes flow from the positive terminal of a battery and
operate the starter motor, how many amperes will flow back to the negative terminal of
the battery?
E - ✔✔What is the symbol for voltage used in calculations?
Short-To-Ground - ✔✔Which circuit is failure is most likely to cause a fuse to blow?
Continuity - ✔✔A complete circuit that is continuous from source through loads and
back to ground has ________.
The vehicle frame & the metal body of the vehicle - ✔✔The electrical path to ground
may be completed by ________.
May be on either the source or ground side of the circuit and control electrical flow in a
circuit - ✔✔Electrical controls such as switches ________.
May be caused by a blown fuse - ✔✔An open circuit ________.
No current will flow - ✔✔In an incomplete circuit ________.
Neither: It is ALWAYS because a blown fuse or includes an open circuit - ✔✔A shorted
circuit ________.
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