Basic Electricity

Question 1

What are semi conductors

Answer 1

Group of elements that are neither always a conductor or insulator

Question 2

What are atoms made up of

Answer 2

Protons and nuetrons and electrons

Question 3

What are the two types of electricity

Answer 3

Static and current

Question 4

What does a plane use to get rid of static electricity

Answer 4

Discharge pin

Question 5

How does a tanker keep static electricity from getting in the tank

Answer 5

By grounding the aircraft before fueling

Question 6

What is the unit of electrical pressure

Answer 6

Volt

Question 7

What is the mesurement of electrical current

Answer 7

Amp

Question 8

What is electrical resistance

Answer 8

Ohm

Question 9

What are the 5 types of things that can be converted into electricity

Answer 9

Chemical
Pressure
Light
Magnitism
Heat

Question 10

What is ohms law

Answer 10

Current flowing in a circuit is directly proportional to the applied voltage

Question 11

What is the formula for ohms law

Answer 11

I=E/R

Question 12

What must all circuits have to complete the circuit

Answer 12

Source
Load
Conductors

Question 13

What is a sieries circuit

Answer 13

There is only one path for the current to flow from one terminal to the other

Question 14

Look at page 163 for pictures of electical components

Answer 14

General book

Question 15

What is Kirchhoffs voltage law

Answer 15

The sum of the voltage drops in a Series circuit is equal to the voltage of the source

Question 16

What is a parallel circuit

Answer 16

There are multiple paths that current can flow between voltage source

Question 17

What is a complex circuit

Answer 17

A sieries and parallel circuit connected in one

Question 18

What is a transformer

Answer 18

Two coils of wire that induces a current into the other winding stepping up or down the voltage

Question 19

What is reactance

Answer 19

The opposition to the flow of ac caused by both inductive and capacitive reactances