Questions (Frequently Most
Tested) with Verified Answers
alternating current - Answer: An electrical current that changes both in magnitude and direction.
alternators and generators - Answer: AC is developed by sources called _____________.
alternator - Answer: A device which converts mechanical energy into an alternating electrical current.
generator - Answer: A rotating device for converting mechanical energy into an alternating electrical
energy.
frequency, period, and wavelength - Answer: Three basic sine wave characteristics:
two alterations - Answer: One cycle of AC always consists of ______________.
Hertz - Answer: A unit of measure for frequency.
frequency - Answer: _________ is the number of complete cycles occurring in one second.
period - Answer: The time it takes for a sine wave to complete one cycle.
wavelength - Answer: The actual distance between the beginning and end of one AC sine wave cycle.
negative to positive - Answer: AC current flows from ______________.
induction - Answer: The magnetic or electric effect of one body on another without any physical contact
between them.