Study Solutions Rated A+
/. A(n) __________ is used to measure resistance. - Answer-Ohmmeter
/.What is the total measurement of voltage over the power source called? - Answer-
Applied Voltage
/.Rotary motion is the output of which electrical output device? - Answer-Motor
/.Current is measured in units of __________. - Answer-Amps
/.What step should be taken to correctly measure the resistance of a resistor that is
wired in a circuit? - Answer-Disconnect one end of the resistor
/.The resistance provided by an inductor in an AC circuit is called __________. -
Answer-Inductive reactance
/.What does hertz stand for on a sine wave graph? - Answer-Cycles per second
/.What is the total inductance of a series circuit if the power supply frequency is 60 Hz
and 3 coils each have an inductance of 0.3 henrys? - Answer-0.9 Henrys
/.A common application of mutual inductance is found in a device called a __________.
- Answer-Transformer
/.What is the secondary voltage if the primary is 480VAC? (The primary coil have 300
turns and the secondary coil has 125 turns)* - Answer-200 VAC
/.Which of the following is not a component of a basic electrical circuit? - Answer-
Insulator
/.What is the thin insulator placed between the plates of a capacitor called? - Answer-
Dielectric
/.One of the effects a capacitor has in a DC circuit is that it will __________. - Answer-
Charge to a voltage equal to the source voltage
/.Capacitance is measured in __________. - Answer-Farads
/.What is a drawing showing electrical symbols and paths? - Answer-Schematic
/.Current in a(n) __________ circuit is divided among the branches of the circuit. -
Answer-Parallel
, /.When the wire or foil strip inside a fuse melts, the fuse is said to be _________. -
Answer-Blown
/.The potential difference between two points in a circuit is called __________. -
Answer-Voltage
/.To measure current through a component, the ammeter must be connected
__________ the component. - Answer-In series with
/.What creates an electric field and stores electricity? - Answer-Capacitor
/.What should you do before working on electrical equipment? - Answer-Preform a
lockout/tagout
/.What type of transformer is used to get two 60 volt lines from a 240 volt source? -
Answer-2:1 with center tap
/.What creates a magnetic field and stores energy? - Answer-Inductor
/.The minimum requirement for a complete electric circuit is a path that has - Answer-a
power source, load, and wires to connect it all
/.The Ohm's Law formula for calculating voltage is __________. - Answer-E = I × R
/.The amount of voltage that is used by each load depends on the __________ of each
load. - Answer-Resistance
/.What is the relationship of the applied voltage cross two electrical components in
parallel with each other? - Answer-They are the same
/.Which of the following is not a component of a transformer? - Answer-Plate
/.What input device is shown in the circuit - Answer-Left to right cell, switch, lamp, cable
Single Pole Single Throw Switch
/.A circuit that uses resistors to produce a voltage that is lower than the source voltage
is called a __________. - Answer-Voltage divider
/.What change occurs in a circuit powered by a battery when a parallel branch is
added?*
Voltage decreases
Current decreases
Current increase
Voltage increases