Midterm Part 5 Flashcards
AC stands for?
Alternating current
DC stands for?
Direct current
What are AC’S commonly used to power?
toasters, lights, plugs
What are DC’S commonly used to power?
Pool lights, batteries, patio lights
Hertz is the __
unit of frequency/ cycle per second
Standard electrical hertz in US and Canada is?
60 Hertz
Standard electrical hertz in Europe?
50 hertz
If you shot a video with a camera set at 24 fps, 1/48th a second shutter under lighting in Europe the image would ___.
Flicker
Unit of electric potential difference, or the size of the force that sends the electrons through a circuit. IE; THINK OF WATER PRESSURE
VOLTS
Unit used to measure electric current. IE; THINK OF THE AMOUNT OF WATER FLOWING THROUGH PIPE
AMPS
Measure of how much power is released per second. IE; THINK OF THE POWER THE WATER COULD PROVIDE
WATTS
Conductors of Electricity
Water
Metal
The ground
NON-CONDUCTORS of Electricity
Rubber
wood
plastic
12/3 electrical extensions are sometimes referred to as
Stingers
Hot Electrical Cables?
Black
red
blue