Electricity

Question 0

Is the flow of electrical charge. Elctricity is the most basic part of nature because it does so many jobs for us. It powers our homes, televisions, computers, and cools our homes and is a big part of the economy.

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Electricity

Question 1

A device that acts as a convenient source of electrical energy for current consuming appliances. It is where the male plug of an appliance is interested and usually fastened on the wall or connected in an extension cord. I maybe single, duplex, triplex or multiplex and could be surface type or flush type.

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Convenience outlet

Question 2

A device inserted to a convenience outlet to conduct electric current. A flat cord is attached to it on one end and the other end is connected to a current consuming instrument or appliance.

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Male plug

Question 3

Devices that hold and protect the lamp and are also called as Lamp Sockets/Receptacles. These come in many designs and sizes. They are classified as flush, hanging (weather proof/chain) and surface types.

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Lamp holders

Question 4

A device that connects and disconnects the flow of electric current in a curcuit. There are many shapes, designs, and types and they are classified as hanging, flush, and surface types.

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Switch

Question 5

A curcuit protective device that automatically blows and cut the current when and over load or short circuit happens.

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Fuse

Question 6

A protective device used to automatically blows and cut the current when trouble in the curcuit such as short circuit or overload occurs.

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Circuit breaker

Question 7

An octagonal shaped electrical material where the connections or joints of wires are being done. It is also where the flush type lamp holder is attached.

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Junction box

Question 8

A rectangular shaped metallic or plastic (PVC) material in which flush type convenience outlet and switch are attached.

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Utility box

Question 9

Is a duplex stranded wire used for temporary wiring installation and commonly used in extension cord assembly. It comes in a roll of 150 meters and with sizes of gauge # 18 and gauge # 16 awg (American wire gauge).

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Flat cord

Question 10

It is made of multiple strands joined together to make a single wire.

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Stranded wire

Question 11

It is made of a single strand of copper or aluminum wire. These are used in wiring installation inside and outside.

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Solid wire

Question 12

Electrical materials used as the passage of wires for protection and insulation. These could be rigid metallic conduit (FMC), rigid nonmetallic (PVC), and flexible non-metallic or corrugated plastic conduit (CPC).

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Conduits/Pipes

Question 13

Electrical materials used to hold and anchor electrical conduits it its proper position.

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Clamps

Question 14

Used to attach metallic or non-metallic conduit to the junction or utility boxes.

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Connectors

Question 15

Is the flow of free electrons through conductor materials.

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Current (I)

Question 16

Unit of current.

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Ampere

Question 17

Is the electromotive force that helps the current flow through conductor materials.

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Voltage (E)

Question 18

Unit of voltage.

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Volt

Question 19

Is the opposition to the flow of electrons.

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Resistance (R)

Question 20

Unit of resistance.

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OHM

Question 21

A material through which electric current passes easily examples of good conductors- gold, silver, copper, aluminum.

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Conductor

Question 22

A material through which electric current passes with difficulty or not at all examples of good insulators - rubber, glass, and plastic.

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Insulator