NCCER ELECTRICAL LEVEL 1 -Module
12 Electrical Test Equipment Questions &
Answers
A gvoltmeter gis gused gto gmeasure gthe gvalue gof ga gcircuit's g____. g- gANS-
Electromotive gforce
A gclosed gcircuit gis gindicated gby gan gohmmeter greading gof g______. g- gANS-Zero
A gmeter gthat goperates gby gsensing gthe gstrength gof gthe gelectromagnetic gfield
garound gthe gwire gis ga(n) g______. g- gANS-Clamp-on gammeter
Current gmeasurement gin gmilliamps gare gtypically gread gusing ga(n) g_____. g- gANS-
VOM
An gexpected gresistance gof g1,000,000 gohms gwould gbe gmeasured gusing ga g______.
g- gANS-Megohmmeter
Which gcategory grating gcovers ginstallation gthat gpresent gthe glowest grisk? g- gANS-CAT
gI
Which gof gthe gfollowing gis gtrue gwith gregard gto gmeter gsafety? g- gANS-Thoroughly
ginspect gall gtest gequipment gbefore geach guse.
CAT gI g(Overvoltage gCategory) g- gANS-Electronic gequipment gand gcircuitry
CAT gII g(Overvoltage gCategory) g- gANS-Single-phase gloads gsuch gas gsmall gappliance
gtools, goutlets gat gmore gthan g30 gfeet gfrom ga gCAT gIII gsource gor g60 gfeet gfrom ga
gCAT gIV gsource
CAT gIII g(Overvoltage gCategory) g- gANS-Three-phase gmotors, gsingle-phase
gcommercial gor gindustrial glighting, gswitchgear, gbusduct gand gfeeders gin gindustrial
gplants.
CAT gIV g(Overvoltage gCategory) g- gANS-Three-phase gpower gat gmeter, gservice-
entrance, gor gutility gconnection, gany goutdoor gconductors, gincluding gsigns, ga gpump,
gor gexterior gpower ggeneration g(solar, gwind, getc.).
12 Electrical Test Equipment Questions &
Answers
A gvoltmeter gis gused gto gmeasure gthe gvalue gof ga gcircuit's g____. g- gANS-
Electromotive gforce
A gclosed gcircuit gis gindicated gby gan gohmmeter greading gof g______. g- gANS-Zero
A gmeter gthat goperates gby gsensing gthe gstrength gof gthe gelectromagnetic gfield
garound gthe gwire gis ga(n) g______. g- gANS-Clamp-on gammeter
Current gmeasurement gin gmilliamps gare gtypically gread gusing ga(n) g_____. g- gANS-
VOM
An gexpected gresistance gof g1,000,000 gohms gwould gbe gmeasured gusing ga g______.
g- gANS-Megohmmeter
Which gcategory grating gcovers ginstallation gthat gpresent gthe glowest grisk? g- gANS-CAT
gI
Which gof gthe gfollowing gis gtrue gwith gregard gto gmeter gsafety? g- gANS-Thoroughly
ginspect gall gtest gequipment gbefore geach guse.
CAT gI g(Overvoltage gCategory) g- gANS-Electronic gequipment gand gcircuitry
CAT gII g(Overvoltage gCategory) g- gANS-Single-phase gloads gsuch gas gsmall gappliance
gtools, goutlets gat gmore gthan g30 gfeet gfrom ga gCAT gIII gsource gor g60 gfeet gfrom ga
gCAT gIV gsource
CAT gIII g(Overvoltage gCategory) g- gANS-Three-phase gmotors, gsingle-phase
gcommercial gor gindustrial glighting, gswitchgear, gbusduct gand gfeeders gin gindustrial
gplants.
CAT gIV g(Overvoltage gCategory) g- gANS-Three-phase gpower gat gmeter, gservice-
entrance, gor gutility gconnection, gany goutdoor gconductors, gincluding gsigns, ga gpump,
gor gexterior gpower ggeneration g(solar, gwind, getc.).
