Electricity Quiz
1. The three types of basic wires are:
    A. Hot, Neutral, and Cold
    B. Return, Reverse, and Neutral
    C. Hot, Return, and Neutral
    D. Control, Return, and Cold

2. What is the total resistance of a 100-volt parallel circuit with 5 10-amp bulbs?
    A. 1 ohm
    B. 2 ohm
    C. 5 ohm
    D. 20 volts

3. In what position must the switch and the circuit be for a switched light to be lit?
    A. off; closed
    B. off; open
    C. on; closed
    D. on; open

4. What is the product of current and resistance?
    A. amperage
    B. ohmness
    C. power
    D. voltage

5. What is the purpose of the circular hole in a standard socket?
    A. grounding
    B. safety
    C. to make the plug look pretty
    D. A and B

6. If a bulb shorts out in a parallel circuit, why don't the other bulbs turn off?
    A. Parallel circuits are composed of many different paths, one for each bulb.
    B. It doesn't turn the switch off.
    C. Soviet decree
    D. Divine Rule of Grant

7. If a bulb shorts out in a series circuit, why do the other bulbs turn off?
    A. Storm Troopers will turn them off.
    B. Series circuits choose own destiny.
    C. A circuit with half its lights on will explode.
    D. The circuit is no longer complete.

8. How many volts are in a series circuit that connects 3 5-amp bulbs at 6 ohms of resistance per bulb?
    A. 30 volts
    B. 60 volts
    C. 90 volts
    D. -447.3 megavolts

9. Adding bulbs to a series circuit will
    A. deteriorate the overall ohmness of the circuit
    B. increase amperage at each bulb
    C. re-energize the battery and create perpetual motion
    D. decrease resistance at each bulb

10. What type of wire takes power from the switch to the light?
    A. Return
    B. Hot
    C. Chicken
    D. the Emad wire

11. Electrons are:
    A. positively charged
    B. negatively charged
    C. 3 times as heavy protons
    D. neutrally charged

12. Neutrons are:  Same Choices as #11

13. Protons are : Same Choices as #12

14. Like charges
    A. attract
    B. repel
    C. consists of a negative and positive charges
    D. look funny

15. Unlike charges
    A. attract
    B. repel
    C. repeal
    D. rebel

16. What type of conductors do currents have to go through?
    A. Parallel
    B. Train
    C. Perpendicular
    D. Super

17. Which of the following is one of the main types of magnetic behavior?
    A. ferromagnetic
    B. purple
    C. hypermagnetic
    D. robinmagnetic

18. Magnetics can be found in
    A. nature
    B. ice cream
    C. quill pens
    D. plastic

19. Magnetic forces are produced by the motion of negatively charged particles such as
    A. electrons
    B. protons
    C. neutrons
    D. notrons

20. Name the place where the force of magnetism can be felt.
    A. magnetic field
    B. corn field
    C. electron accelerator
    D. Field of Dreams

21. Direct current is used most often in 
    A) appliances. 
    B) batteries. 
    C) home electronics. 
    D) DVD's. 

22. Who pioneered the use of alternating current? 
    A) Charles Proteus Steinmetz 
    B) Albert Einstein 
    C) Nikola Tesla 
    D) Angus Young 

23. In the U.S., current alternates at 
    A) 50 Hz. 
    B) 100 MHz. 
    C) 60 Hz. 
    D) 95.7 "Jamz" MHz. 

24. The phenomenon of current loss in motors due to resistance is called 
    A) electrolysis. 
    B) hysteresis. 
    C) alternation. 
    D) dianetics. 

25. The company that pioneered the use of alternating current was 
    A) General Electric. 
    B) Western Electric. 
    C) Westinghouse. 
    D) Mattel. 

26. The conductors in an alternating current circuit are labeled 
    A) positive and negative. 
    B) hot, return, and neutral. 
    C) return and negative. 
    D) AC/DC. 

27. Alternating current was invented to eliminate current loss in 
    A) motors. 
    B) light bulbs. 
    C) space heaters. 
    D) DVD players. 

28. Alternating current cannot be used for 
    A) powering a motor. 
    B) charging an electromagnet. 
    C) recharging a battery. 
    D) using a DVD player. 

29. Alternating current is the only type of current coming from 
    A) American power plants. 
    B) batteries. 
    C) solar panels. 
    D) portable DVD players. 

30. Alternating current was invented around the 
    A) 1950's. 
    B) 1890's. 
    C) 1970's. 
    D) Stone Age. 

31. What is the largest hydroelectric dam in the world?
    A. Itaipu
    B. Hoover Dam
    C. Beaver Dam
    D. Guntersville Dam

32. How much electricity does it produce?
    A. 12,600 megawatts
    B. 12,600 kilowatts
    C. 0 watts
    D. Negative ohmness

33. What percent of the world's energy is produced by wind generators?
    A. 1
    B. 25
    C. 100
    D. 0

34. What are the two types of wind powered turbines?
    A. tall and short
    B. horizontal and vertical
    C. wide and not-so-wide
    D. There is only one type.

35. What is the major disadvantage of steam powered generators?
    A. pollution
    B. complexity
    C. cost
    D. causes mutation

36. What is the major disadvantage of wind powered generators?
    A. too clumsy-lookin'
    B. limited resources
    C. interference of essential ohmness
    D. only suitable for certain environments

37. What is the cause of static electricity?
    A. electrons don't have charges
    B. deficience of electrons
    C. abundance of electrons
    D. B and C

38. What is an example of static electricity in nature?
    A. Lava
    B. Lightning
    C. Lava Lamps
    D. Superhighways

39. How can static electricity be felt by people?
    A. as shock when you touch something
    B. when you stick your finger in a socket
    C. when you lick a socket
    D. when you fight with light sabres

40. How does lightning create light?
    A. Ohmness isn't a real word
    B. by activitating its approximate ohmness
    C. by electrocuting the Sun, the ultimate source of light
    D. by vibrating atmospheric atoms

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