UNIT 5: Resistors

Question 1

A variable resistor with 3 terminals is called a ________

Answer 1

potentiometer

Question 2

The ________ of a resistor indicates the plus and minus limits of a resistor’s ohmic value

Answer 2

tolerance

Question 3

Gold color used as the multiplier band means to divide the combined first 2 numbers by ____

Answer 3

10

Question 4

______ resistors can only have 1 ohmic value

Answer 4

Fixed

Question 5

3 color bands are used on resistors that have a tolerance of ____ percent

Answer 5

+/- 20

Question 6

The value of a resistor can often be determined by the _____

Answer 6

“color code”

Question 7

A resistor whose values can be varied over a range of values is called a ______

Answer 7

variable resistor

Question 8

Resistors functioning as voltage dividers are used in applications involving _________ and multirange voltmeter circuits

Answer 8

field-effect transistors (FETs)

Question 9

Tolerance is indicated by the ____ color band on a resistor

Answer 9

4th

Question 10

A variable resistor with 2 terminals is called a _______

Answer 10

rheostat