Electric 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What does AWG stand for?

A

American wire gauge

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2
Q

14 gauge wire is what color?

A

White

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3
Q

White is the color for what gauge wire?

A

14

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4
Q

When ringing out a wire what should the meeter read?

A

.1 AMP or above

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5
Q

12 gauge wire is what color?

A

Yellow

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6
Q

Yellow is for what gauge wire?

A

12 gauge

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7
Q

What is the central location that controls all the electric in your house?

A

Load center

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8
Q

Neutral screw is what color?

A

Silver

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9
Q

What color screw does the Hot wire go into?

A

Gold

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10
Q

Which wire goes into the silver screw?

A

Neutral/white

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11
Q

What is residential wiring called?

A

Romex

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12
Q

What gauge wire is white?

A

14

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13
Q

What gauge wire is yellow?

A

12

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14
Q

What gauge wire is orange?

A

10

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15
Q

What does it mean when neutral and ground are together?

A

Bonded

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16
Q

A 15 AMP breaker takes what gauge wire?

A

14 AWG

17
Q

What is the max number of receptacles a 20 amp breaker can handle?

A

10

18
Q

What does NEC stand for?

A

National electric code