Electric Week 3 Quiz

Question 1

What is the name of typical wire used in residential?

Answer 1

Romex

Question 2

What is AWG?

Answer 2

American Wire Gauge.

Question 3

What gauge is white romex?

Answer 3

14 AWG

Question 4

What size breaker do we use for white romex wire?

Answer 4

15 AMP (Rated for 20 AMP)

Question 5

What gauge is yellow romex wire?

Answer 5

12 AWG

Question 6

What breaker do we use for yellow romex wire?

Answer 6

20 AMP (Rated for 25 AMP)

Question 7

What gauge is orange romex wire?

Answer 7

10 AWG

Question 8

What breaker do we use for orange romex wire?

Answer 8

30 AMP (Rated for 35 AMP)

Question 9

What does NEC stand for?

Answer 9

National Electric Code

Question 10

What ohmic value shows continuity?

Answer 10

0.1 Ohms or above

Question 11

What is a load center?

Answer 11

The central location which distributes power.

Question 12

How many receptacles are supported by a 120V branch circuit?

Answer 12

10

Question 13

What color screw is used for hot connections?

Answer 13

Gold

Question 14

What color screw is used for neutral connections?

Answer 14

Silver

Question 15

What color screw is used for ground connections?

Answer 15

Green

Question 16

Which side of a GFCI is protected?

Answer 16

Load side

Question 17

Which side of a GFCI is not protected?

Answer 17

Line side

Question 18

What does GFCI stand for?

Answer 18

Ground Fault Circuit Interuptor

Question 19

What should you do before making any electrical repair?

Answer 19

Check for source voltage

Question 20

What is bonding?

Answer 20

Landing neutral and ground connections together.