Basic Electricity Exam UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Alternating Current - CORRECT ANSWER - AC
Direct Current - CORRECT ANSWER - DC
Electromotive Force - CORRECT ANSWER - EMF
Volts - CORRECT ANSWER - Electromotive Force is measured in _________________.
Amps - CORRECT ANSWER - Current is measured in _______________________.
Ohms - CORRECT ANSWER - Resistance is measured in ____________________.
Watts - CORRECT ANSWER - Power is measured in ________________________.
Actual - CORRECT ANSWER - In __________________ current flow theory electrons
flow from negative to positive.
Electricity - CORRECT ANSWER - ___________________ is the flow of electrons in a
conductor.
Conventional - CORRECT ANSWER - In __________________ current flow theory
electrons flow from positive to negative.
Current - CORRECT ANSWER - ______________ delivers electrical power to its point of
use.
,Direct Current - CORRECT ANSWER - ______________________ electricity flows in
only one direction.
Positive - CORRECT ANSWER - The highest potential of current flow in conventional
current theory is the ___________ terminal.
Negative - CORRECT ANSWER - The lowest potential of current flow in conventional
current theory is the ___________ terminal.
Circuit - CORRECT ANSWER - Any path that allows the electrons to leave the power
supply an return to the power supply is called a
Battery - CORRECT ANSWER - A _____________ is a common source of DC current.
AC or Alternating - CORRECT ANSWER - _____________ current flows alternately in
one direction and then the other.
60 - CORRECT ANSWER - The AC electricity produced in the U.S cycles ___________
times per second.
Hertz or Hz - CORRECT ANSWER - Frequency is measured in _______________.
Farads - CORRECT ANSWER - Capacitance is measured in ______________.
120 VAC (Volts Alternating Current) - CORRECT ANSWER - A standard household wall
outlet has a voltage supply of __________ volts.
AC - CORRECT ANSWER - Most of the electrical power produced in the world is
_________.
, 5,000,000 - CORRECT ANSWER - 5Mega Ohms is equivalent to how many Ohms?
18.5Ω - CORRECT ANSWER - Find the resistance. 13 Volts, 0.7 Amps
71.4 - CORRECT ANSWER - Find the voltage. Resistance is 17Ω and current is 4.2.
14.85A - CORRECT ANSWER - Find the current. 208 Volts, 14Ω
Resistors in Parallel - CORRECT ANSWER -
.625 - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the total resistance?
Parallel - CORRECT ANSWER - What type of circuit is this?
Variable resistor - CORRECT ANSWER - Name this symbol.
14.4 Amps - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the current?
1.5V - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the voltage drop across each lamp? (C batteries are
1.5V)
60Ω - CORRECT ANSWER - Each light has 20Ω of resistance. What is the total
resistance of this circuit.
5.5Ω - CORRECT ANSWER - A parallel circuit has 3 resistors. R1=10Ω, R2=20Ω, and
R3=30Ω. What is the total resistance of the circuit?
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Alternating Current - CORRECT ANSWER - AC
Direct Current - CORRECT ANSWER - DC
Electromotive Force - CORRECT ANSWER - EMF
Volts - CORRECT ANSWER - Electromotive Force is measured in _________________.
Amps - CORRECT ANSWER - Current is measured in _______________________.
Ohms - CORRECT ANSWER - Resistance is measured in ____________________.
Watts - CORRECT ANSWER - Power is measured in ________________________.
Actual - CORRECT ANSWER - In __________________ current flow theory electrons
flow from negative to positive.
Electricity - CORRECT ANSWER - ___________________ is the flow of electrons in a
conductor.
Conventional - CORRECT ANSWER - In __________________ current flow theory
electrons flow from positive to negative.
Current - CORRECT ANSWER - ______________ delivers electrical power to its point of
use.
,Direct Current - CORRECT ANSWER - ______________________ electricity flows in
only one direction.
Positive - CORRECT ANSWER - The highest potential of current flow in conventional
current theory is the ___________ terminal.
Negative - CORRECT ANSWER - The lowest potential of current flow in conventional
current theory is the ___________ terminal.
Circuit - CORRECT ANSWER - Any path that allows the electrons to leave the power
supply an return to the power supply is called a
Battery - CORRECT ANSWER - A _____________ is a common source of DC current.
AC or Alternating - CORRECT ANSWER - _____________ current flows alternately in
one direction and then the other.
60 - CORRECT ANSWER - The AC electricity produced in the U.S cycles ___________
times per second.
Hertz or Hz - CORRECT ANSWER - Frequency is measured in _______________.
Farads - CORRECT ANSWER - Capacitance is measured in ______________.
120 VAC (Volts Alternating Current) - CORRECT ANSWER - A standard household wall
outlet has a voltage supply of __________ volts.
AC - CORRECT ANSWER - Most of the electrical power produced in the world is
_________.
, 5,000,000 - CORRECT ANSWER - 5Mega Ohms is equivalent to how many Ohms?
18.5Ω - CORRECT ANSWER - Find the resistance. 13 Volts, 0.7 Amps
71.4 - CORRECT ANSWER - Find the voltage. Resistance is 17Ω and current is 4.2.
14.85A - CORRECT ANSWER - Find the current. 208 Volts, 14Ω
Resistors in Parallel - CORRECT ANSWER -
.625 - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the total resistance?
Parallel - CORRECT ANSWER - What type of circuit is this?
Variable resistor - CORRECT ANSWER - Name this symbol.
14.4 Amps - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the current?
1.5V - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the voltage drop across each lamp? (C batteries are
1.5V)
60Ω - CORRECT ANSWER - Each light has 20Ω of resistance. What is the total
resistance of this circuit.
5.5Ω - CORRECT ANSWER - A parallel circuit has 3 resistors. R1=10Ω, R2=20Ω, and
R3=30Ω. What is the total resistance of the circuit?
