Electrification Flashcards
it is an electrical property of the atomic particles of which matter consists
a. current
b. charge
c. voltage
d. resistance
b. charge
it is the energy required to move a unit charge through an element
a. current
b. charge
c. voltage
d. resistance
c. voltage
it is a current that remains constant with time
a. Amperes
b. Alternating current
c. Direct current
d. None of the above
c. Direct current
It is a circuit element with resistance approaching infinity
a. Short circuit
b. Open circuit
c.Electric circuit
d. None of the above
b. Open circuit
It is a circuit element with resistance approaching zero
a. Short circuit
c. Electric circuit
b. Open circuit
d. None of the above
a. Short Circuit
It is a type of circuit connection when all component need the same current but with a voltage rating less than the
source voltage.
a. Parallel
b. Series-parallel
C. series
d. Wye-delta
C. series
It is a type of circuit connection when all component need the same voltage but with a current rating less than the source current.
a. Parallel
b. Series-parallel
c. series
d. Wye-delta
a. Parallel
Which of the following is not true for series resistances
a. The current is the same in all resistances
b. Voltage drops can be different with unequal resistances
c. An open circuit in one resistance results in no current throught the entire series circuits
d. None of the above
d. None of the above
Which of the following is not true for parallel resistances
a. The voltage is the same across all resistances
b. Series-parallel
c. An open circuit in one branch does not open the other
d. None of the above
d. None of the above
It is the ability of an element to conduct electric current
a. resistance
c. inductance
b. conductance
d. None of the above
b. conductance
It is an electrical element which consists of two conducting plates separated by an insulator (or dielectric)
a. capacitance
b. capacitor
c. Farads
d. None of the above
b. capacitor
It is the ratio of the charge on one plate of a capacitor to the voltage difference between the two plates
a. capacitance
b. capacitor
c. Farads
d. None of the above
a. capacitance
It is an electrical element which consists of a coil of conducting wire
a. inductance
b. inductor
c. Henry
d. None of the above
b. inductor
It is an electrical instrument for measuring electrical current
a. ammeter
b. AC clamp on meter
c. Multitester
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
It is the property whereby an inductor exhibits opposition to the change of current flowing through it
a. inductance
b. inductor
c. Henry
d. None of the above
a. inductance
Which of the following quantity the multitester cannot measure?
a. AC Voltage
c. AC current
b. DC Voltage
d. DC current
c. AC current
A multitester is capable of measuring
a. current
c. resistance
b. voltage
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
A clamp meter can measure
a. AC current
b. DC current
c. Both AC and DC
d. None of the above
c. both AC and DC
In multitester reading, when measuring an unknown range of voltage or current in a circuit, always start with
a. the lowest range of the meter
b. the mid-range of the meter
c. Whichever range
d. the highest range of meter
d. the highest range of meter
In a simple circuit, when measuring the voltage across a load by a multitester, the probe should be connected in with the load
a. Series
b. Parallel
c. Series-parallel
d. Wye-delta
b. Parallel
In a simple circuit, when measuring the current in the line by a multitester, the probe should be connected in
a. Series
b. Parallel with the line
c. Series-parallel
d. Wye-delta
a. Series
It is an electrical instrument that measures electrical power
a. Multitester
b. Power factor meter
c. Kilowatt hour meter
d. Wattmeter
d. Wattmeter
It is an electrical instrument that records the electrical energy consumption of an electrical equipment.
a. Multitester
b. Power factor meter
c. Kilowatt hour meter
d. Wattmeter
c. Kilowatt hour meter
A watt-hour meter is used by a utility company to determine the electric bill. It records
a. Electric power consumption
c. Electric energy consumption
b. Voltage consumption
d. Current consumption
c. Electric energy consumption