Electrical Fundamentals Flashcards
An electrical conductor is an element with _____________ electrons in its outer orbit.
Less than 4
Like charges
Repel
Carbon and silicon are examples of __________
Semiconductors
Which unit of electricity does the work in a circuit?
Ampere
As temperature increases, ____________.
The resistance of a conductor increases.
The ________ is a unit of electrical pressure.
Volt
Technician A says that a two wire variable resistor is also called a Rheostat. Technician B says that a three wire variable resistor is called a potentiometer which technician is correct.
Both
Creating electricity by exerting force on a crystal is called _________.
Piezoelectric
The fact that voltage can be created by exerting force on a crystal is used for which type of sensor.
Knock sensor (KS)
A potentiometer, a three wire variable resistor, is used in which type of sensor?
Throttle Position (TPS)