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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