SACA 201-Definitions verified questions and answers
1. A form of energy caused by the movement of electrons.: Electricity
2. the process of stripping electrons from one conductor to another.:
Ionization
3. Any material that has little or no resistance to the flow of electricity.:
Conductor
4. Any material that has an extremely high resistance to the flow of
electricity.: Insulator
5. the difference of electrical potential between 2 poles or terminals.:
Potential of Difference (E)
6. potential energy waiting to be used.: Voltage (V)
7. the directed movement of electricity.: Current (I)
8. unit of measurement for current: Ampere (A)
9. The opposition of current flow.: Resistance (R)
10. Unit of measurement for resistance.: Ohms
11. unit of measurement for power: Watts (W)
12. A safety device with a thin metal strip that will melt if too much current
passes through a circuit: Fuse
13. A reusable safety switch that breaks the circuit when the current becomes
too high: Circuit Breaker
14. Individual invisible parallel lines of force.: Magnetic Field
15. AC waveform that has equal area above and below the baseline: Sinewave
1. A form of energy caused by the movement of electrons.: Electricity
2. the process of stripping electrons from one conductor to another.:
Ionization
3. Any material that has little or no resistance to the flow of electricity.:
Conductor
4. Any material that has an extremely high resistance to the flow of
electricity.: Insulator
5. the difference of electrical potential between 2 poles or terminals.:
Potential of Difference (E)
6. potential energy waiting to be used.: Voltage (V)
7. the directed movement of electricity.: Current (I)
8. unit of measurement for current: Ampere (A)
9. The opposition of current flow.: Resistance (R)
10. Unit of measurement for resistance.: Ohms
11. unit of measurement for power: Watts (W)
12. A safety device with a thin metal strip that will melt if too much current
passes through a circuit: Fuse
13. A reusable safety switch that breaks the circuit when the current becomes
too high: Circuit Breaker
14. Individual invisible parallel lines of force.: Magnetic Field
15. AC waveform that has equal area above and below the baseline: Sinewave
