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4. Which of the following terms produces a force on other charges in its vicinity?
A. Electric charge D. Charge
B. Electric field E. Ampere(s)
C. Electrical current F. None of the Above
5. Electric potential is the capacity of an electric field to do work on an electric charge, typically
measured in?
A. Electric power D. Amps
B. Electric charge E. Hertz
C. Volts F. None of the Above
6. Which of the following terms is a movement or flow of electrically charged particles, typically
measured in amperes?
A. Electric charge D. Hertz
B. Electricity E. Ampere(s)
C. Electrical current F. None of the Above
10. When the electromagnetic shaft rotates, it induces a small _________ in each section of
the wire coil.
A. Electric charge D. Conduction
B. Electricity E. Ampere(s)
C. Electrical current F. None of the Above
11. Each section of the wire becomes a small, separate electric conductor. The small currents
of individual sections are added together to form one large current.
A. True B. False
12. An electric utility power station uses either a turbine, engine, water wheel, or other similar
machine to drive an electric generator — a device that converts mechanical or __________to
electricity.
A. Electric charge D. Hertz
B. Chemical energy E. Ampere(s)
C. Electrical current F. None of the Above
Joules
13. According to the text, a thousand joules is equal to?
A. 100 Amps D. 100 Hertz
B. 100 horsepower E. Kinetic energy
C. A British thermal unit F. None of the Above
14. According to the text, electrons are passed from atom to atom, creating _________ from
one end to other.
A. An electrical current D. A viable source of electricity
B. Good insulators E. A variety of heat sources
C. Energy storage F. None of the Above
15. Which of the following terms measures how well something conducts electricity?
A. Electron(s) D. Electrical energy
B. Conductor(s) E. Kinetic energy
C. Its resistance F. None of the Above
16. Rubber, plastic, cloth, glass and dry air are good insulators and have?
A. An electrical current D. Very high resistance
B. Good insulators E. A variety of heat sources
C. Energy storage potential F. None of the Above
18. According to the text, it was not until the invention of the voltaic pile in the eighteenth
century that ____________ became available.
A. An electrical current D. A viable source of electricity
B. Good insulators E. A variety of heat sources
C. Energy storage F. None of the Above
19. According to the text, for large electrical demands electrical energy must be generated
and transmitted continuously over conductive transmission lines.
A. True B. False
20. Which of the following terms store energy chemically and make it available on demand in
the form of electrical energy?
A. Electron(s) D. The stored form of electrical energy
B. Conductor(s) E. Kinetic energy battery
C. The voltaic pile F. None of the Above
21. The battery’s __________ is finite, and once discharged it must be disposed of or
recharged.
A. An electrical current D. A viable source of electricity
B. Power E. A variety of heat sources
C. Energy storage F. None of the Above
22. According to the text, the modern steam turbine invented by Sir Charles Parsons
generates about 80 percent of the electric power in the world using?
A. Solar D. A viable source of electricity
B. Natural resources E. A variety of heat sources
C. Energy F. None of the Above
24. The transformer meant that electrical power could be transmitted more efficiently at a
higher voltage but?
A. High electrical current D. Lower current
B. Poor insulators E. A variety of heat sources
C. Poor energy storage F. None of the Above
30. Which of the following terms- product of volts and amperes as shown by a voltmeter and
ammeter - in direct current systems the volt ampere is the same as watts or the energy?
A. Volt D. Volt Ampere
B. Kilovolt Ampere E. Power Factor
C. Watt F. None of the Above
33. Static electricity charge remains until it is able to move away by means of an electric
current or?
A. Dissipates D. Current electricity
B. Finds resistance E. Electrical discharge
C. Release F. None of the Above
36. Which of the following terms is the main cause of static electricity as observed in everyday
life?
A. Electric conflict D. A separation of charges
B. Tesla effect E. Piezoelectric
C. The triboelectric effect F. None of the Above
37. Which of the following terms causes your hair to stand up and causes static cling?
A. Piezoelectric effect D. A separation of charge
B. Electron(s) E. Contact-induced charge separation
C. The triboelectric effect F. None of the Above
39. In Ørsted's experiments, the force on the compass needle did not direct it to or away from
the current-carrying wire, but acted at right angles to it.
A. True B. False
40. Ørsted's slightly obscure words were that "___________ acts in a revolving manner."
A. Electric conflict D. The electric conflict
B. Magnetism E. Electrolysis
C. A positive current F. None of the Above
41. The force was not dependent on the direction of the current, for if the flow was reversed,
then the force remained the same.
A. True B. False
Electric Current
42. The movement of electric charge is known as an electric current, the intensity of which is
usually measured in amperes.
A. True B. False
43. Which of the following terms can consist of any moving charged particles?
A. Current D. Electrical conduction
B. Speed of light E. Electric power
C. Electromagnetic current F. None of the Above
45. According to the text, the motion of negatively charged electrons around an electric circuit,
one of the most familiar forms of current, is thus deemed positive in the opposite direction to
that of the?
A. Current D. Electrical conduction
B. Electrons E. Electric power
C. Electromagnetic emissions F. None of the Above
46. Which of the following terms can consist of a flow of charged particles in either direction,
or even in both directions at once, depending on the conditions?
A. Electric conflict D. Positive-to-negative convention
B. Magnetism E. Electric current
C. A positive current F. None of the Above
47. Which of the following terms passes through a material is termed electrical conduction?
A. Electric current D. Electrical effect
B. Speed of light E. Electric power
C. Electromagnetic current F. None of the Above
48. Which of the following terms is where electrons flow through a conductor such as metal,
and electrolysis?
A. Electric conflict D. Metallic conduction
B. Magnetism E. Electrical conduction
C. A positive current F. None of the Above
49. While the particles themselves can move quite slowly, sometimes with an average drift
velocity only fractions of a millimeter per second, the electric field that drives them itself
propagates at close to the?
A. Current D. Electrical conduction
B. Speed of light E. Electric power
C. Electromagnetic emissions F. None of the Above
51. The SI unit of power is the watt, one joule per second.
A. True B. False
54. Since electric current is invisible and the processes at play in electronics are often difficult
to demonstrate, the various electronic components are represented by?
A. Volts D. Hydraulic equivalents
B. Electron fluid E. Hydraulic ohm analogy
C. Pressure F. None of the Above
Basic Ideas
55. Large tanks of water are held up high, or are filled to differing water levels, and the
potential energy of the water head is the pressure source.
A. True B. False
56. Flow and pressure variables can be calculated in fluid flow network with the use of the?
A. Volts D. Hydraulic equivalents
B. Electron fluid E. Hydraulic ohm analogy
C. Pressure F. None of the Above
Component Equivalents
57. If water is flowing horizontally, so that the force of gravity can be ignored, and then electric
potential is equivalent to?
A. Nothing to the circuit D. Pressure
B. Voltage in a capacitor E. Section of pipe
C. Force of gravity F. None of the Above
59. Connecting one end of a wire to a circuit is equivalent to forcibly un-capping one end of
the pipe and attaching it to another pipe.
A. True B. False
60. When comparing to a piece of wire, a water pipe should be thought of as having semi-
permanent caps on the ends.
A. True B. False
62. A capacitor cannot "filter out" constant pressure differences frequency pressure
differences.
A. True B. False
63. A wire with only one end attached to a circuit will do nothing; the pipe remains capped on
the free end, and?
A. Nothing to the circuit D. A needle valve
B. Voltage in a capacitor E. Thus adds nothing to the circuit
C. Force of gravity F. None of the Above
65. According to the text, a Transistor is a valve in which a diaphragm, controlled by a low-
current signal moves ___________which affects the current through another section of pipe.
A. A plunger D. A needle valve
B. Voltage in a capacitor E. Section of pipe
C. Force of gravity F. None of the Above
66. According to the text, an Inductor is a heavy paddle wheel placed in?
A. Valve assembly D. A positive displacement pump
B. Potential difference E. The current
C. Feedback control F. None of the Above
67. Which of the following term does the inductor and its blades are analogous to inductance,
and friction between its axle and the axle bearings corresponds to?
A. Resistance to current D. The mass and surface area of the wheel
B. Quantity of water E. Capacitor
C. Water level F. None of the Above
68. According to the text, the ideal voltage source, or ideal battery is a dynamic pump with?
A. Valve assembly D. A positive displacement pump
B. Potential difference E. Water flow
C. Feedback control F. None of the Above
69. Another analogy is_____________, if one terminal is kept fixed at ground, sufficiently
large that the drawn water does not affect the water level.
A. Resistance to current D. The mass and surface area of the wheel
B. Quantity of water E. A large body of water at a high elevation
C. Water level F. None of the Above
70. A resistor is considered a constriction in the bore of the pipe which requires less pressure
to pass the same amount of water.
A. True B. False
71. All pipes have___________, just as all wires have some resistance to current.
A. Resistance to current D. The mass and surface area of the wheel
B. Quantity of water E. Some resistance to flow
C. Water level F. None of the Above
73. Voltage is the difference in pressure between two points, usually measured in volts.
A. True B. False
75. According to the text, a Diode is equivalent to a two-way check valve with a tight valve
seal.
A. True B. False
76. As with a diode, a small pressure difference is needed before the valve opens. And like a
diode, too much reverse bias can damage or destroy the?
A. Valve assembly D. A positive displacement pump
B. Potential difference E. Water flow
C. Feedback control F. None of the Above
Understanding Voltage
77. Voltage, electrical potential difference, electric tension or electric pressure and measured
in units of electric potential.
A. True B. False
78. Volts, or joules per coulomb is the electric potential difference between two points, or the
difference in electric potential energy of a unit charge transported between two points.
A. True B. False
79. Which of the following terms is equal to the work done per unit charge against a static
electric field to move the charge between two points?
A. Energy D. Voltage
B. Pressure E. Charge
C. Electric potential F. None of the Above
80. Which of the following terms may represent either a source of energy or lost, used, or
stored energy?
A. Electric current D. A static (unchanging) electric field
B. Voltage E. Electric potential difference
C. Electromotive force F. None of the Above
81. A voltmeter can be used to measure the ___________ between two points in a system?
A. Energy D. Voltage
B. Pressure E. Charge
C. Electric potential F. None of the Above
82. According to the text, voltage can be caused by this missing term or, by electric current
through a magnetic field, by time-varying magnetic fields, or some combination of these three.
A. Electric current D. A static (unchanging) electric field
B. Static electric fields E. Electric potential difference
C. Electromotive force F. None of the Above
83. Voltage is electric potential energy per unit charge, measured in amps per coulomb.
A. True B. False
85. Electric potential is mathematically expressed as the line integral of the electric field and
the time rate of change of voltage.
A. True B. False
86. Which of the following terms along with the dynamic electromagnetic field must be
included in determining the voltage between two points?
A. Electric current D. A static (unchanging) electric field
B. Voltage E. Electric potential difference
C. Electromotive force F. None of the Above
87. Which of the following terms is now obsolete but tension is still used?
A. Energy D. Voltage
B. Pressure E. Charge
C. Electric potential F. None of the Above
88. Which of the following terms is defined so that negatively charged objects are pulled
towards higher voltages?
A. Electric current D. A static (unchanging) electric field
B. Voltage E. Electric potential difference
C. Electromotive force F. None of the Above
89. Which of the following terms can flow from lower voltage to higher voltage, but only when
a source of energy is present to "push" it?
A. Energy D. Voltage
B. Pressure E. Charge
C. Current F. None of the Above
90. Which of the following terms is not the only factor determining charge flow?
A. Electric field D. Resistance
B. Voltage E. Electric potential difference
C. Electromotive force F. None of the Above
91. The electric potential of a material is not even a well-defined quantity, since it varies on the
subatomic scale.
A. True B. False
Faraday’s Law
92. According to the text, any change in the magnetic environment of a coil of wire will cause
a _____________to be "induced" in the coil.
A. Voltage D. Magnetic flux in the loop constant
B. Electrical energy E. Lorentz force
C. Magnetic field strength F. None of the Above
94. The induced magnetic field inside any loop of wire always acts to keep the induced
electromotive force in the loop constant.
A. True B. False
Electrical Generator
96. Which of the following terms generated by Faraday's law of induction due to relative
movement of a circuit and a magnetic field?
A. EMF D. Magnetic flux in the loop constant
B. Electrical energy E. Lorentz force
C. Magnetic field strength F. None of the Above
97. An electromotive force is created when a permanent magnet is moved relative to?
A. An electromagnet D. Other inefficiencies
B. An electromotive force E. A conductor
C. Magnetic flux F. None of the Above
98. According to the text, if a wire is connected through magnetic flux in the loop constant,
current will flow, and thus electrical energy is generated, converting the mechanical energy of
motion to electrical energy.
A. True B. False
99. With Faraday's disc example, the disc is rotated in a uniform magnetic field perpendicular
to the disc, causing a current to flow in the radial arm due to the?
A. An electromagnet D. Other inefficiencies
B. An electromotive force E. Lorentz force
C. Magnetic flux F. None of the Above
Understanding Resistance
100. According to the text, except in special superconductor materials, __________generally
do not freely flow.
A. Electron(s) D. Resistance
B. Current E. Volts
C. Potential difference F. None of the Above
102. In those materials with high ____________ few electrons will move.
A. Amps D. Resistance
B. Current E. Volts
C. Potential difference F. None of the Above
Measuring Resistance
104. The symbol "V" is used to represent something called the?
A. Electron(s) D. Resistance
B. Current E. Amperes
C. Potential difference F. None of the Above
105. Which of the following terms is the amount of work done in moving a charge between two
points, divided by the size of the charge?
A. Ohms D. Potential difference
B. EMF E. Amperes
C. Size of the charge F. None of the Above
106. According to the text, the potential difference is measured in volts, and potential is
commonly referred to as voltage. "I" is the symbol for current and "R" is the symbol for the? of
the system.
A. Electron(s) D. Resistance
B. Current E. Volts
C. Potential difference F. None of the Above
111. Which of the following terms shares some conceptual parallels with the mechanical
notion of friction?
A. Conductance D. Infinity
B. Electrical resistance E. Current
C. Electric field vector F. None of the Above
112. All materials show some resistance, except for superconductors, which have a?
A. The voltage difference D. Proportional to the potential difference
B. Resistance of zero E. The charge is negative
C. Its resistivity F. None of the Above
113. In other cases of a diode or battery, V and I are not directly proportional, or in other
words the I–V curve is not a straight line through the origin, and Ohm's law does not hold, in
this case, resistance and ______________ are less useful concepts, and more difficult to
define.
A. Conductance D. Infinity
B. Electrical resistance E. Current
C. Electric field vector F. None of the Above
Kirchoff’s Contribution
114. If the charged object has a______________, the force will be in the direction of the
electric field vector at that point.
A. The voltage difference D. Proportional to the potential difference
B. Positive charge E. Charge is negative
C. Its resistivity F. None of the Above
115. Which of the following terms is given by the quantity of the charge multiplied by the
magnitude of the electric field vector?
A. Conductance D. The magnitude of the force
B. Electrical resistance E. Current
C. Electric field vector F. None of the Above
116. According to the text, a net force acting on an object will cause it to accelerate, as
explained by _________ which explores concepts such as force, energy, potential etc.
A. The voltage difference D. Proportional to the potential difference
B. Classical mechanics E. The charge is negative
C. Its resistivity F. None of the Above
119. Which of the following terms flows around a circuit in the form of electrical charge,
potential difference does not move it is applied?
A. Conductance D. Infinity
B. Electrical resistance E. Current
C. Electric field vector F. None of the Above
120. Ohm's Law states that for a linear circuit the current flowing through it _______across it.
A. The voltage difference D. Is not proportional to the potential difference
B. Electrical resistance E. Is proportional to the potential difference
C. Its resistivity F. None of the Above
121. Which of the following terms is usually taken to be at zero volts (0V) and everything is
referenced to that common point in a circuit?
A. Conductance D. Ground potential
B. Electrical resistance E. Current
C. Electric field vector F. None of the Above
122. To complete the analysis, we work backwards to the original circuit, applying Kirchoff’s
laws: Kirchoff’s Current Law: The sum of currents entering a junction must equal the sum of
currents leaving that?
A. Voltage difference D. Potential difference
B. Junction E. The charge is negative
C. Resistivity F. None of the Above
124. Which of the following terms as produced by example from a battery and required by
most electronic devices, is a unidirectional flow from the positive part of a circuit to the
negative?
A. Alternating current D. An electric field
B. Capacitance E. Direct current
C. Negative F. None of the Above
125. Which of the following terms is any current that reverses direction repeatedly; almost
always this takes the form of a sine wave?
A. Lines of force D. Alternating current
B. Test charge E. Energy in first one direction
C. Electric field F. None of the Above
127. It delivers energy in first one direction, and then the reverse, making the time-averaged
value of _____________is zero.
A. Lines of force D. An alternating current
B. Test charge E. Energy in first one direction
C. Electric field F. None of the Above
128. Which of the following terms is affected by electrical properties that are not observed
under steady state direct current?
A. Alternating current D. An electric field
B. Capacitance E. Gravity
C. Negative F. None of the Above
129. These properties are important when circuitry is subjected to _________, such as when
first energized.
A. Lines of force D. Transients
B. Test charge E. Energy in first one direction
C. Electric field F. None of the Above
Electric Field
130. Which of the following terms is created by a charged body in the space that surrounds it,
and results in a force exerted on any other charges placed within the field.
A. Alternating current field D. An electric field
B. Capacitance E. Gravity
C. Negative field F. None of the Above
131. The electric field acts between two charges in a similar manner to the way that the
________________between two masses.
A. Lines of force D. Gravitational field acts
B. Test charge E. Energy in first one direction
C. Electric field F. None of the Above
132. Which of the following terms always acts in attraction, drawing two masses together,
while the electric field can result in either attraction or repulsion?
A. Alternating current D. An electric field
B. Capacitance E. Gravity
C. Negative F. None of the Above
135. Which of the following terms must be vanishingly small to prevent its own electric field
disturbing the main field?
A. Lines of force D. Transients
B. Test charge E. Energy in first one direction
C. Electric field F. None of the Above
136. As the electric field is defined in terms of force, and force is a vector, so it follows that an
electric field is also a vector, having both magnitude and direction, it is called?
A. Alternating current D. An electric field
B. Capacitance E. A vector field
C. Negative F. None of the Above
137. The study of electric fields created by stationary charges is called electrostatics. The field
may be visualized by a set of imaginary lines whose direction at any point is the same as that
of the field.
A. True B. False
138. Which of the following terms emanating from stationary charges have several key
properties: first, that they originate at positive charges and terminate at negative charges?
A. Lines of force D. Field lines
B. Test charge E. Energy in first one direction
C. Electric field F. None of the Above
139. A hollow conducting body carries all its charge on its outer surface. The field is therefore
zero at all places inside the body.
A. True B. False
140. This operating principal of the Faraday cage is a conducting metal shell which isolates its
interior from?
A. Outside electrical effects D. This principle
B. Electric field strength E. The charge
C. Electrical breakdown F. None of the Above
141. Which of the following terms are important when designing items of high-voltage
equipment?
A. Outside electrical effects D. This principle
B. Electric field strength E. The principles of electrostatics
C. Electrical breakdown F. None of the Above
142. There is a finite limit to the electric field strength that may be withstood by any medium.
A. True B. False
144. The voltage of a large lightning cloud may be as high as 100 MV and have discharge
energies as great as 250 kWh.
A. True B. False
145. Which of the following terms is greatly affected by nearby conducting objects, and it is
particularly intense when it is forced to curve around sharply pointed objects?
A. The field strength D. Potential of the surface
B. Electric field strength E. Faraday cage
C. Electrical breakdown F. None of the Above
Electric Potential
146. Which of the following terms is closely linked to that of the electric field?
A. Two specified points D. Electrically uncharged—and unchargeable
B. Force E. The concept of electric potential
C. Electric potential difference F. None of the Above
147. A small charge placed within an electric field experiences a pressure, and to have
brought that charge to that point against the pressure requires a charge.
A. True B. False
148. According to the text, the electric potential at any point is defined as the energy required
to bring a unit test charge from _______________ slowly to that point?
A. Earth itself D. An infinite distance
B. An electric field E. Potential of the surface
C. Potential F. None of the Above
149. This definition of potential, while formal, has little practical application, and a more useful
concept is that of electric potential difference, and is the energy required to move a unit charge
between?
A. Two specified points D. Electrically uncharged—and unchargeable
B. Force and voltage E. Two potentials of the surface
C. Electric potential difference F. None of the Above
150. Which of the following terms has the special property that it is conservative, which means
that the path taken by the test charge is irrelevant?
A. Earth itself D. Earth
B. Potential of the surface E. An electric field
C. Potential F. None of the Above
151. Which of the following terms is so strongly identified as the unit of choice for
measurement and description of electric potential difference?
A. Volt D. Electrically charged
B. Force E. Potential of the surface
C. Electric potential difference F. None of the Above
154. Electric potential is a scalar quantity, that is, it has only magnitude and not direction.
A. True B. False
155. Which of the following terms was formally defined as the force exerted per unit charge?
A. EMF D. Negative charge
B. The electric field E. Potential of the surface
C. Potential F. None of the Above
156. Where the equipotentials lie closest together and usually expressed in volts per meter,
the __________is the line of greatest slope of potential.
A. Vector direction of the field D. Electrically uncharged—and unchargeable
B. Force E. Potential of the surface
C. Electric potential difference F. None of the Above
158. Which of the following terms is used when loads are mostly lighting and heating, with few
large electric motors?
A. Power frequency D. Double-phase power distribution
B. Three phase(s) E. Single-phase distribution
C. Poly-phase distribution F. None of the Above
159. Which of the following terms connected to an alternating current electric motor does not
produce a revolving magnetic field?
A. Three-phase service D. The waveforms of the three supply conductors
B. High power systems E. Voltages of the supply vary in unison
C. A single-phase supply F. None of the Above
160. Which of the following terms, the currents in each conductor reach their peak
instantaneous values sequentially?
A. Power frequency D. Double-phase power distribution
B. Three phase(s) E. Single-phase distribution
C. Poly-phase distribution F. None of the Above
162. Which of the following terms, are connected to windings around the interior of a motor
stator, they produce a revolving magnetic field; such motors are self-starting?
A. Power frequency D. Soft start
B. Three phase(s) E. Squirrel cage
C. Poly-phase distribution F. None of the Above
164. The lowest supply normally available as single phase varies according to the standards
of the electrical utility.
A. True B. False
165. High power systems, say, hundreds of kVA or larger, are nearly always?
A. Three-phase D. The waveforms of the three supply conductors
B. High power systems E. Voltages of the supply vary in unison
C. Single phase F. None of the Above
166. In North America, individual residences and small commercial buildings with services up
to about 417 amperes at 240 volts will usually have three-wire single-phase distribution, often
with only one customer per distribution transformer.
A. True B. False
167. According to the text, in densely populated areas of cities, network power distribution is
used with many customers and many supply transformers connected to provide hundreds or
thousands of kVA, a load concentrated over a few hundred square meters.
A. True B. False
169. Which of the following terms electric power is a common method of alternating-current
electric power generation, transmission, and distribution?
A. Power frequency D. Single-phase power distribution
B. Three phase(s) E. Balanced load
C. Poly-phase distribution F. None of the Above
170. Which of the following terms more economical than others because it uses less
conductor material to transmit electric power than equivalent single-phase or two-phase
systems at the same voltage?
A. Three-phase system D. Supply conductor
B. High power system E. Balanced load
C. Single phase F. None of the Above
172. Taking one conductor as the reference, the other two currents are delayed in time by
one-third and two-thirds of one cycle of the?
A. Neutral wire D. Linear balanced load
B. Electric current E. Lowest phase order
C. Four-phase system F. None of the Above
173. Which of the following terms has the effect of giving constant power transfer over each
cycle of the current and also makes it possible to produce a rotating magnetic field in an
electric motor?
A. This delay between phases D. Linear balanced load
B. Three-phase circuits E. The lowest phase order
C. Three-phase system F. None of the Above
175. A hot wire allows the three-phase system to use a higher voltage while still supporting
lower-voltage single-phase appliances.
A. True B. False
176. Which of the following terms is common not to have a neutral wire as the loads can
simply be connected between phases?
A. High-voltage distribution situations D. Linear balanced load
B. Three-phase circuits E. The lowest phase order
C. Two-phase system F. None of the Above
Three-phase has properties that make it very desirable in electric power systems:
177. The phase currents tend to assist out one another, summing to zero in the case of a
linear balanced load.
A. True B. False
178. Power transfer into a _____________ is constant, which helps to reduce generator and
motor vibrations.
A. Neutral wire D. Linear balanced load
B. Three-phase circuits E. Phase order
C. Three-phase system F. None of the Above
179. Which of the following terms can produce a magnetic field that rotates in a specified
direction, which simplifies the design of electric motors?
A. A balanced load D. Instantaneous peak values
B. Single-phase E. This delay between phases
C. Three-phase systems F. None of the Above
3 Or 4 Wire
182. Which of the following terms occur in two varieties: three-wire and four-wire?
A. Instantaneous peak values D. Linear balanced load
B. Three-phase circuits E. The lowest phase order
C. Three-phase system F. None of the Above
183. The three-wire system is used when the loads on the 3 live wires will be balanced, for
example in motors or heating elements with?
A. A balanced load D. Instantaneous peak values
B. Single-phase E. 3 identical coils
C. Three-phase systems F. None of the Above
184. The neutral wire is used when there is a chance that the?
A. Loads are not balanced D. Linear balanced load
B. Three-phase circuits E. Lowest phase order
C. Three-phase system F. None of the Above
185. The '3-wire' and '4-wire' designations count the ground wire used on many transmission
lines.
A. True B. False
186. A three-phase induction motor has a simple design, inherently low starting torque.
A. True B. False
187. A three-phase motor is more compact and less costly than a single-phase motor of the
same voltage class and rating and single-phase DC motor.
A. True B. False
188. Three-phase motors also vibrate less and hence last longer than single-phase motors of
the same ____________used under the same conditions.
A. Rectifiers D. Different phases
B. Power E. Three-phase motor(s)
C. Large rectifier systems F. None of the Above
189. Large types of loads do not require the revolving magnetic field characteristic of three-
phase motors but take advantage of the higher voltage and power level usually associated with
three-phase distribution.
A. True B. False
191. Which of the following terms may have three-phase inputs; the resulting DC is easier to
filter than the output of a single-phase rectifier.
A. The neutral wire D. Linear balanced load
B. Three-phase circuits E. Large rectifier systems
C. Three-phase systems F. None of the Above
192. Which of the following terms may be used for battery charging, electrolysis processes
such as aluminum production or for operation of DC motors.
A. Rectifiers D. Different phases
B. Three-phase load E. Three-phase motor(s)
C. Large rectifier systems F. None of the Above
Phase Converters
193. Occasionally the advantages of three-phase motors make it worthwhile to convert single-
phase power to?
A. Many three-phase devices D. A third "subphase"
B. A three-phase generator E. Three-phase
C. A static phase converter F. None of the Above
194. Which of the following terms goes to zero at each moment that the voltage crosses zero
but three-phase delivers power continuously?
A. Many three-phase devices D. Single-phase power
B. A three-phase generator E. Many three-phase devices
C. A static phase converter F. None of the Above
195. One method for using three-phase equipment on a single-phase supply is with a rotary
phase converter.
A. True B. False
196. A rotary phase converter essentially a three-phase motor with special starting
arrangements and power factor correction that produces?
A. A single-phase supply D. The static converter
B. Rectifier-type loads E. Either DC or single-phase AC
C. Balanced three-phase voltages F. None of the Above
197. The usage of the main transformer method separated it from another common method,
the static converter, as both methods have no moving parts, which separates them from the?
A. A single-phase supply D. The static converter
B. Rectifier-type loads E. Rotary converters
C. Subphase F. None of the Above
201. Which of the following can also form an uninterruptable power supply when used in
conjunction with a large flywheel and a standby generator set?
A. A single-phase supply D. The static converter
B. Rectifier-type loads E. The motor-generator method
C. Subphase F. None of the Above
202. Some devices are made which create an imitation three-phase from?
A. Three-wire single-phase D. A third "subphase"
B. A three-phase generator E. Many three-phase devices
C. A static phase converter F. None of the Above
203. Which of the following terms can run on this imitation three-phase configuration but at
lower efficiency?
A. Many three-phase devices D. A third "subphase"
B. A three-phase generator E. Many three-phase devices
C. A static phase converter F. None of the Above
204. Variable-frequency drives are used to provide precise speed and torque control of three-
phase motors, and some models can be powered by?
A. A single-phase supply D. The static converter
B. Rectifier-type loads E. Either DC or single-phase AC
C. Subphase F. None of the Above
205. Which of the following terms work by converting the supply voltage to DC and then
converting the DC to a suitable three-phase source for the motor.
A. Many three-phase devices D. A third "subphase"
B. A three-phase generator E. Many three-phase devices
C. VFDs F. None of the Above
206. Which of the following terms are designed for fixed-frequency operation from a single-
phase source?
A. A single-phase supply D. The static converter
B. Rectifier-type loads E. Either DC or single-phase AC
C. Digital phase converters F. None of the Above
208. According to the text, loads that connect each phase to neutral, assuming the load is the
same power draw, the two-wire system has a neutral current which is greater than neutral
current in?
A. A circuit D. Electromagnet Induction
B. A three-phase system E. Direct current
C. Voltage F. None of the Above
209. Some motors are not entirely linear, motors running on three-phase tend to run smoother
than those on?
A. Two-phase D. Three-phase power
B. Polarity E. Electromagnetic Induction
C. Direct current F. None of the Above
210. High-phase-order transmission lines may allow transfer of more power through a given
transmission line right-of-way without the expense of a high-voltage direct current converter at
each end of the line.
A. True B. False
212. Direct current flows on an oscilloscope screen it always appears on one side of the zero
axis, because?
A. Two-phase power D. Its polarity does not change
B. Polarity E. Electromagnetic Induction
C. Direct current F. None of the Above
214. Which of the following terms does change in magnitude, but always appears on the same
side of the zero axis on an oscilloscope?
A. Pulsating DC D. Three-phase power
B. Polarity E. Electromagnetic Induction
C. Direct current F. None of the Above
215. On an oscilloscope the voltage and current appear on both sides of the zero axis, as
_____________alternates and the current changes direction.
A. A circuit D. The polarity of the voltage
B. AC E. Direct current
C. Voltage F. None of the Above
218. Which of the following flows in the circuit, when the conductor becomes part of a circuit?
A. Current D. Electromagnet Induction
B. AC E. Direct current
C. Voltage F. None of the Above
219. According to the text, as the coils are turned through a rotational magnetic, voltage is
generated, this converts rotational motion into?
A. AC D. Energy
B. Current flow E. Electromagnetic Induction
C. Direct current F. None of the Above
221. The conductor and the _____________are not physically connected, yet a voltage is
induced in the conductor when the conductor moves through the magnetic field, or when the
magnetic field moves through the conductor.
A. Magnetic field D. Three-phase power
B. Polarity E. Electromagnetic Induction
C. Direct current F. None of the Above
224. The amplitude of the sine wave tells you the maximum value of current or?
A. Sine wave D. Voltage
B. Amplitude E. AC
C. A horizontal line F. None of the Above
226. Which of the following terms peaks in the positive direction at 90O, crosses the zero axis
at 180O, peaks in the negative direction at 270O, then reaches zero again at 360O?
A. Sine wave D. Maximum value of current or voltage
B. Amplitude E. AC
C. A horizontal line F. None of the Above
227. Which of the following terms is generated at 60 cycles or 50 cycles per second?
A. Each cycle D. Voltage or current
B. Magnetic field E. Hertz
C. Most AC F. None of the Above
228. Two waves can have the same amplitude and frequency, the same amplitude but
different frequency, and different amplitude and different?
A. Sine wave D. Maximum value of current or voltage
B. Amplitude E. Frequency
C. Horizontal line F. None of the Above
229. According to the text, the Peak to Peak voltage is the voltage measured between the
maximum positive and maximum negative points on the sine wave, it is twice the?
A. Sine wave D. Hertz
B. Amplitude E. AC
C. A horizontal line F. None of the Above
231. Negative current and voltage do the same amount of work as positive voltage and
current.
A. True B. False
Transformers
232. Makes AC power transmission and distribution possible and transform values of voltage
and current.
A. True B. False
235. Which of the following terms are designed either to step voltage up or to step it down?
A. Most transformers D. Frequencies
B. Step down convertor E. Expanding magnetic fields
C. Primary windings F. None of the Above
236. Transformers work because electric current generates a magnetic field around an
electrical conductor to the earth.
A. True B. False
237. The magnetic field is constant, if the current flow is steady, as with?
A. AC voltages D. Expanding magnetic field frequencies
B. DC E. Secondary voltage
C. A common winding F. None of the Above
238. Which of the following terms consist of a primary winding or coil connected to the source
circuit and a secondary winding connected to the load circuit?
A. Transformers D. Electromagnetic induction
B. EMF E. Frequencies
C. Primary windings F. None of the Above
239. Which of the following terms flows through the primary, the collapsing and expanding
magnetic field induces a voltage and current in the secondary as the lines of force keep cutting
through the secondary coil windings?
A. AC D. Expanding magnetic fields
B. DC E. Secondary voltage
C. A common winding F. None of the Above
240. With each turn of wire in the, primary coil has an equal share at the primary voltage
across it and the same ______________is induced in each turn of the secondary coil.
A. Transformer D. Electromagnetic induction
B. Voltage E. Frequency
C. Primary winding F. None of the Above
241. If each turn in the Secondary coil has 8 volts across it, each turn in the primary will also
have 4 volts across it.
A. True B. False
Step-Down Transformers
242. If there are fewer turns in the secondary, the ______________ will be lower than the
primary.
A. Transformer D. Secondary voltage
B. Secondary coil E. Primary coil
C. Primary winding F. None of the Above
Autotransformers
244. In Autotransformers, the primary and secondary share?
A. AC voltages D. Expanding magnetic field
B. DC E. Secondary voltage
C. A common winding F. None of the Above
247. Which of the following terms can be tapped at any point to form either the primary or the
secondary portion of the winding?
A. Transformer D. Winding
B. Secondary coil E. Primary coil
C. Primary winding F. None of the Above
248. The location of the tap determines the number of turns in the?
A. Transformer D. Primary or secondary windings
B. Secondary coil E. Primary coil
C. Primary winding F. None of the Above
Line Loss
249. Whenever power is sent over transmission lines, the resistance of the lines results in
power lost in?
A. Edison system D. The form of resistance
B. The form of heat E. A 120/240-volt system
C. Second load F. None of the Above
250. At the generating station step-up transformers are used to raise voltage to extremely high
levels, sometimes more than 100,000 volts
A. True B. False
251. Step-down transformers reverse the process at substations and service drops, lowering
the ______________ back to usable levels.
A. Hot wires D. The form of 3-phase AC
B. Voltage E. Three-phase electricity
C. Current F. None of the Above
253. According to the text, as the coils turn through the magnetic field, power is sent out on?
A. Three lines D. The third wire
B. The form of heat E. A 120/240-volt system
C. Current F. None of the Above
254. Which of the following terms is needed, it is available between any two phases, or, in
some systems, between one of the phases and ground?
A. Single-phase electricity D. The form of 3-phase AC
B. Voltage E. Three-phase electricity
C. Current F. None of the Above
256. In a 120/240-volt system, the __________ between each hot wire and neutral is 120
volts.
A. Second load D. Ground
B. Voltage E. Neutral
C. Current F. None of the Above
257. Which of the following terms between the two hot wires is 240 volts?
A. Second load D. Amps
B. Voltage E. Ohms
C. Current F. None of the Above
258. The lower the voltage to ground in any electrical system, the less likely are shorts, fires,
and shocks.
A. True B. False
260. When loads are not balanced-the _____________ of one is greater than the other-
current flows in the neutral.
A. Hot wires D. Resistance
B. Voltage E. Three-phase electricity
C. Current F. None of the Above
262. All conductors or metal parts-conduit, ground busses -which are connected to ground at
some point have _____________ on them with respect to ground.
A. Grounded conductors D. Ground connection
B. GFI E. Zero voltage
C. Safety devices F. None of the Above
263. According to the text, in grounded systems, insulation faults or shorts to ground on
________ will carry high current and blow fuses or trip breakers.
A. Hot conductors D. An electrical conductor to the earth
B. No resistance E. Grounding wire(s)
C. Load current F. None of the Above
264. Which of the following terms or short to ground on a hot conductor may not open a fuse or
breaker, or affect system operation at all?
A. Grounded conductors D. Ground connection
B. An insulation fault E. Zero voltage
C. Grounding Wire F. None of the Above
265. The short to ground on the hot conductors has grounded the system there, and reversed
the hot and the supposedly grounded parts of it.
A. True B. False
267. Which of the following terms is any conductor that is grounded at the source and carries
load current?
A. Grounded conductor D. Ground connection
B. 3-wire Edison system ground E. Zero voltage jumper
C. Grounding Wire fault F. None of the Above
269. Which of the following terms developed in its connections, anything connected to ground
by it would have voltage on it?
A. Hot conductors D. Resistance
B. No resistance E. Grounding wire(s)
C. Load current F. None of the Above
272. A Grounding Wire will not have current when a fault occurs, and then only briefly until a
fuse blows or breaker resets.
A. True B. False
273. Some installations include a grounding rod driven in to the earth. Neither a grounding a
wire nor a grounded conductor must ever be fused, switched, or broken in any way.
A. True B. False
Four-Wire Wye
276. Which of the following terms can be connected between any powerline and the grounded
neutral?
A. Three-phase transformer D. Single-phase loads
B. 3-wire Edison system E. Single-phase transformer
C. Grounding Wire F. None of the Above
Four-Wire Delta
277. A four-wire delta system has a grounded neutral conductor connected to a center tap on
one?
A. Grounded neutral D. Jumper
B. Terminals or leads E. Single-phase loads
C. Secondary winding F. None of the Above
278. Which of the following terms equal to half of the line-to-line voltage is available between
the powerline on either end of that winding and the grounded neutral?
A. Grounded neutral D. Single-phase voltage
B. Terminals or leads E. Single-phase loads
C. Secondary winding F. None of the Above
280. If there is no neutral conductor, do not attempt to connect a single-phase load between
one of the phase conductors and ground!
A. True B. False
281. Which of the following terms should be balanced between the lines as much as possible
if single-phase loads are to be powered correctly?
A. Single-phase power D. Three-phase system
B. Single-phase voltage E. Single-phase loads
C. Polarity F. None of the Above
282. A grounded neutral is perfectly balanced and the current in the neutral will be zero if
_____________ connected between the phase lines?
A. Single-phase power D. Three-phase system
B. Single-phase voltage E. Single-phase loads
C. Polarity F. None of the Above
Connecting Loads
283. There are usually just two supply terminals or leads to most lights and these lights
require?
A. Single-phase power D. Three-phase system
B. Single-phase voltage E. Single-phase loads
C. Polarity F. None of the Above
284. Single-phase power is one black wire, designated for the hot conductor and the other,
white or grey or green for grounded neutral.
A. True B. False
285. Industrial heaters, ovens, and dryers, may require single or three-phase power.
A. True B. False
286. According to the text, small, single speed, single-phase motors can operate on either 115
or 230 volts by connecting different terminals, or by adding or removing a?
A. Phase D. Jumper
B. Terminal or lead E. Single-phase load
C. Polarity F. None of the Above
287. According to the text, if there is a choice of which voltage to use, connect the motor for
230 volts; it will draw only half as much current at the?
A. Higher voltage D. Single-phase voltage
B. Current in the neutral E. One conductor will be grounded
C. Single-phase power F. None of the Above
289. If connected for 115 volts, one conductor will be grounded, ___________may be
designated for the grounded conductor because of the way the motor is insulated.
A. Phase-to-ground voltage(s) D. One of the leads or terminals
B. Current in the neutral E. One conductor will be grounded
C. Single-phase power F. None of the Above
290. Which of the following terms motors may have six or more terminals or leads?
A. Single-phase power D. Three-phase
B. Single-phase voltage E. Single-phase loads
C. Multiple speed single-phase F. None of the Above
291. Which of the following terms motors must have three properly sequenced voltages of the
correct polarity?
A. Single-phase power D. Three-phase
B. Single-phase voltage E. Single-phase
C. Multiple speed single-phase F. None of the Above
292. Which of the following terms induction motors are dual voltage units?
A. Single-phase power D. Three-phase
B. Single-phase voltage E. Single-phase
C. Multiple speed single-phase F. None of the Above
Series Circuit
293. In a series circuit, the components are connected end-to-end, so that all the electrons
that leave the source in a current pass through all the components, one after the other, before
returning to the source.
A. True B. False
294. In a series circuit current, in _____________, flows through all the loads.
A. Ohm's Law D. Ampere(s)
B. Not affected E. Resistance(s)
C. The current F. None of the Above
295. When a switch is opened, or when one of the loads burns out; all the loads will stop
working, since there is no way for the _______________ to complete the circuit back to the
source.
A. Ohms D. Ampere(s)
B. Volts E. Resistance(s)
C. Current F. None of the Above
296. The resistance of a series circuit is the sum of the ____________ of all the loads.
A. Ohms D. Ampere(s)
B. Volts E. Resistance
C. Current F. None of the Above
298. The voltage across each load is source voltage, so each load receives the voltage it
requires. The current in each branch is determined by the resistance of the load in that
particular branch.
A. True B. False
Equivalent Circuits
299. Complex circuits include components in both series and parallel, to properly figure fuse
or conductor size, it is often necessary to find the total?
A. Ohms D. Ampere(s)
B. Volts E. Amperage
C. Current F. None of the Above
300. You will need to convert the equivalent conductance back into a resistance before adding
it to the resistance of another component in series.
A. True B. False
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