Building Utilities: Electrical 1

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1. USE A type of cable used for the service entrance. 22. Atoms Molecules are made up of _______________. It
contains neutrons, electrons, and protons.
2. Flat cable A type of cable used for the convenience
conductor outlet of a range. 23. Ion It is the term applied to an atom or molecule
which is not electrically balanced. It is an
3. RSC A conduit material required for the feeder.
atom or molecule that is electrically charged.
4. Ground The purpose of the third wire in a cable There is a loss or gain of one or more
wire installation. electrons.
5. Green The color code for ground wires. 24. Volt or It is the electrical pressure that causes the
6. Kitchen The ideal location of the panel board. voltage electrons to move through a conductor (wire).
It is also called electromotive force.
7. 2.0 square The minimum size of wire for a 60 apm. circuit
millimeter breaker. 25. more The higher the voltage, the ________________ will be
electricity forced to flow.
8. Automatic The main function of a circuit breaker.
switches off 26. Alessandro An Italian scientist who discovered that
Volta electrons flow when two different metals are
9. Insulator It resists the flow of electricity.
connected by a wire and then dipped into a
10. Ampacity The ability of conductor to flow without liquid that conduct or carry electrons. The
overheating. term volt was named after this scientist.
11. EMC It is an alternative conduit if plastic conduits 27. Ampere It is the standard unit used in measuring the
are not considered for housing the branch strength of an electric current. It was named
circuits. after Andre M. Ampere.
12. For It is the main purpose of a circuit breaker. 28. amount of Ampere is the ___________________, sent by one volt
overloading current flow through the resistance of one ohm.
13. THHN It means Thermoplastic, High heat - Resistant, 29. Watt It is the rate or measure of power used or
Nylon coated. consumed. It is a term commonly labeled on
14. THWN Thermoplastic, High heat and water - Resistant, light bulbs, or appliances, giving the user an
Nylon coated. idea of what kind of circuit would be installed.

15. Electricity It is a form of energy generated by friction, 30. James Watt A Scottish inventor whom the term watt or
induction or chemical change, having wattage was derived.
magnetic, chemical and radiant effect. It also 31. Circuit It refers to the wire installations that supply
means electrons in motion. current to light and convenient oulets.
16. William An English physicist who published his studies 32. Resistance It is the friction or opposition to the flow of
Gilbert on the "Electric Attraction" and "The Electric current by the wires and transformers,
Force"; he is also known as the Father of analogous to plumbing installation, where the
Electricity. flow of water is subjected to resistance
17. Electron, Electricity is a property of the basic particles caused by friction between water and the
proton and of matter which like atom that consists of the inside wall of the pipe, and various form of
neutron following: ______________________? turns and fittings.

18. Electron It is the negatively charged particle of an 33. DC For direct current, the term resistance is
atom. It is sometimes referred to as the Electricity used for friction.
negative charge of electricity. 34. AC For alternating current, the term impedance
19. Proton It is the positively charged particle of an Electricity is used for friction.
atom which is sometimes referred as the 35. Composition FACTORS THAT INFLUENCES CONDUCTOR
positive charge of electricity that weighs of the RESISTANCE: This refers to a conductor
about 1,850 times then electron. conductor having free electrons that has low resistance.
20. Neutron It is that particle of an atom which is *not 36. Length of FACTORS THAT INFLUENCES CONDUCTOR
electrically charged and weighs slightly more wire RESISTANCE: The longer the wire, the higher is
than the proton. the resistance.
21. Molecules All matters are made up of ______________?
37. Cross FACTORS THAT INFLUENCES CONDUCTOR 49. Hertz It is the number of times this cylce of plus or
sectional RESISTANCE: The bigger the cross sectional minus loop occur per second or called as the
area of wire area of the wire, the lower its resistance. frequency of alternating current (AC).
38. Temperature FACTORS THAT INFLUENCES CONDUCTOR 50. H.R. Hertz A person whom the term Hertz (Hz) was
RESISTANCE: Metal offers high resistance to named after.
high tematerature (heat).
51. Zero Hertz It is the number of frequency of the direct
39. Electric It is the flow or rate of flow of electric force current (DC).
current in a conductor.
52. 120 Volts In the 19th Century in U.S., it is an ordinary
40. Required 1. Source of voltage; 60 Hertz house current.
components 2. A closed loop of wiring;
53. Impedance It is the electrical term for friction in *AC
of electric 3. An electric load;
Electricity.
current 4. A means of opening and closing the
circuit. 54. Ohms Impedance and resistance are both expressed in
this unit of measure called ________.
Listed above are? 55. larger the The higher the voltage, the __________________.
41. Direct It flows in one direction. Its flow is from current
current negative to positive. Its normal source is 56. lower the The higher the resistance, the ____________________.
dry cell or storage battery. It is also called current
DC Electricity.
57. Ohms Law I = V/R
42. Alternating It is constantly reverses its direction of flow. (DC
current It is generated by a machine called Electricity)
generator. This type of current is universally
58. Ohms Law I = V/Z
accepted because of its unlimited number of
(AC
applications with many advantages.
Electricity)
43. Advantages 1. It is easily produced.;
59. I The symbol for current.
of AC 2. It is cheaper to maintain.;
Electricity 3. It could be transformed into higher 60. V The symbol for voltage.
voltage.; 61. R The symbol for resistance.
4. It could be distributed to far distance with
low voltage drop.; 62. Z The symbol for impedance.
5. It is more efficient compared with DC 63. Principle "Power is the product of voltage and current."
Electricity. of DC
Electricity Watts = (Volts) x (Amperes)
These are?
64. Principle "The product of volts and amperes is equal to
44. Thomas The person who is the proponent of the DC of AC the quantity called volt-ampere which is not the
Edison Electricity. Electricity same as watts.
45. George The advocate of AC Electricity.
Westinghouse Volt-Amperes = (Volt ) x (Amperes)

46. high voltage THOMAS EDISON SAID: "The AC Electricity 65. Power It is introduced to convert volt-ampere to watts
is dangerous because it involves _________________ factor (Pf) or power.
transmission line."
Watts = (Volts) x (Amperes) x (___________)
47. desired AC ADVOCATES SAID: " The AC alteration is
voltage just like a handsaw which cuts on the 66. Pf The symbol for power factor.
upstroke and the down stroke. The high 67. Efficiency (Output) / (Input) = ?
voltagein the transmission line could be
68. 746 watts 1 Horse Power = ?
reduced to the _________________ as it passes the
distribution line. 69. George A German scientist in 1962 who discovered the
Simon relationship between the current, voltage and
48. continuously The AC current goes through one positive
Ohm resistance now referred as the Ohms Law.
repeated loop and one negative loop to form one
complete cycle that is ____________________.
70. inversely OHMS LAW: "The current is ____________________ to 85. Input side TRANSFORMER: It is classified as the
proportional the resistance." primary.
71. current OHMS LAW: "As the resistance decreases, 86. Output side TRANSFORMER: It is classified as the
increases _____________." secondary.
72. Advantages 1. Economical, through the use of smaller 87. 120/240 TRANSFORMER: Under this condition, the
of 240 volts wires.; volts set up transformer is said to be ____________________
2. Lower power loss.; transformer with 120 primary and 240
3. Smaller percentage of voltage drop. secondary.
88. Step down It is when the same transformer is used by
Listed above are?
transformer reversing the supply and the load, 240
73. 2 1. Series Circuit; volts is the primary and 120 volts is
Fundamental 2. Parallel circuit secondary. In short, transformers are
Types of reversible.
Connection These are?
89. Power It is the technical term for the common word
74. Series It is a single path exist for current flow, the work. It is the rate at which energy is used or
Connection elements are arranged in a series one after alternatively, the rate at which work is done.
the other with no branches; the voltage and
90. Work It is the product of power and time.
resistance adds up.
91. (power) x Energy or Work = ?
75. Voltage SERIES CONNECTION: V1+V2+V3... = ?
(time)
total
92. continuity POWER: Power implies _______________.
76. Resistance SERIES CONNECTION: R1+R2+R3... = ?
total 93. use of POWER: The _________________ at particular rate
energy over a given span of time.
77. cutting the "Under the Series Arrangement where only
entire circuit one path of current is supplying the light, 94. Mulitplying POWER: ___________________ gives energy.
failure of any one of the bulbs will cause a power by
break in the circuit, ________________. time

78. Parallel It is sometimes refered to as multiple 95. Energy In electrical terms, it is synonymous with fue.
Circuit connections where the loads are placed It can be expressed in gallons, Liters, barrels
across the same voltage constituting a or tons of oil, coal, kilowatt hour or
separate circuit. It is the standard arrangement consumed electricity and coast of operations.
for house wiring connections wherein the 96. Btu ENERGY: Energy is expressed in units of
lights constitute one parallel grouping and (calories), ______________________.
the convinience wall outlets constitue the Foot pound
second paralell grouping. (joules),or
79. additive Loads in parallel are ______________ for current, Kilowatt
and that each has the same voltage imposed. hour

80. resistance OHMS LAW: "As __________________, current 97. English unit In this unit system, the unit of power is
increases decreases. system expressed in horse power, BTU per hour,
watt and kilowatt.
81. Short circuit It is when current rises instantly to a very
high level. 98. Metric In this system, it is correspondingly
System or SI expressed as joules per second, calories per
82. Fuse or It is mandatory used to protect the circuit in
second, watts and kilowatts.
Circuit case of short circuit. It automatically opens
breaker and disables the line in case of a fault or 99. one kilowatt 1000 watts = ?
short circuit. 100. voltage VOLTAGE AND VOLTAGE DROP: In a series
83. Transformer It is a simple static device consisting of a differs circuit, current is the same throughout by
magnetic core wherein the primary and ______________.
secondary windings are made.
84. directly TRANSFORMER: The voltage is ____________________
proportional to the number of windings or turns.