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Basic Electricity And Electronics
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Subject
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Positively charged particles
harness connectors
battery cable
ammeter
protons
2. Small section of wire designed to burn in half when excess current is present in circuit
induction
conductors
electricity
fusible link
3. Mocroscopic diodes - transistors - resistors - & capacitors in waferlike chip
one- wire circuit
semiconductor
integrated circuit
wire size
4. Checks circuit for voltage
induction
current
test light
wiring harness
5. Electric current generated when a wire passes through a magnetic field
parallel circuit
conventional theory
oscilloscope
induction
6. Used to deform the connector or terminal around the wire
crimping pliers
short circuit
self- powered test light
conventional theory
7. Current entering in wrong direction & diode acts as inulator
open circuit
reverse biased
scan tool
rosin - core solder
8. Have atoms that allow the flow of electrons
conductors
protons
free electrons
crimp connectors & terminals
9. Acts as remote control switch or current amplifier
primary wire
transistor
one- wire circuit
waveform
10. (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
conductors
atom
ohmmeter
diode
11. Force that causes electron flow
series circuit
gauge size
magnetic field
voltage
12. Should be used on all electrical repairs
parallel circuit
wire size
rosin - core solder
capacitors
13. Used only in ignition system for spark plug or coil wires
electrons
battery cable
secondary wire
semiconductor
14. Used to test components
amplify
jumper wire
soldering gun
wiring diagram
15. Allows an electric circuit to be turned on or off
neutrons
switch
crimping pliers
ammeter
16. Have no charge
inductive ammeter
neutrons
fuse box
foward biased
17. Electronic measuring instrument
valence band
relay
oscilloscope
one- wire circuit
18. The opposition to current flow
diode
short circuit
resistance
scan tool
19. Short to ground between battery and load can melt & burn wire insulation
ammeter
unlimited current flow
relay
insulators
20. Formula for calculating circuit voltage - current - or resistance
21. Connect electrical components to chassis or ground of the car
multimeter
insulators
ground wires
voltage
22. Increase
foward biased
electricity
amplify
closed circuit
23. Negatively charged particles
voltage
electrons
insulators
conventional theory
24. Used to permanently fasten wires to terminals or other wires
Ohm's law
soldering gun
reverse biased
neutrons
25. Flow of electrons through a conductor
Ohm's law
current
multimeter
short circuit
26. States that current flows from positive to negative
self- powered test light
oscilloscope
conventional theory
fusible link
27. Outer band of an electron which holds a maximum of 8 electrons
wire size
conventional theory
valence band
capacitors
28. Disconnects power source from circuit when current becomes too high
acid- core solder
conductors
resistance
circuit breaker
29. Multi- wire terminals that conect several wires together
power source
resistance
conventional theory
harness connectors
30. Has more than one electrical path
voltage
parallel circuit
fuse box
soldering gun
31. Determined by diameter of wire's metal conductor
conventional theory
soldering gun
wire size
dual- trace scope
32. Represent electrical components in a circuit
symbols
magnetic field
ohmmeter
parallel circuit
33. Group of wires enclosed in plastic or tape covering
secondary wire
integrated circuit
wiring harness
free electrons
34. Measures amount of current in a circuit
foward biased
voltmeter
insulators
ammeter
35. Accurate display of voltage variations shown on an oscilloscope
current
jumper wire
conductors
waveform
36. Measures amount of voltage in a circuit
capacitors
inductive ammeter
voltmeter
circuit breaker
37. Voltmeter - ammeter - ohmmeter in one unit
self- powered test light
multimeter
crimp connectors & terminals
magnetic field
38. Vehicle's frame/body serves as an electrical conductor
conventional theory
one- wire circuit
parallel circuit
integrated circuit
39. Circuit is broken and nonoperational
gauge size
open circuit
harness connectors
fuse box
40. Resist the flow of electricity
insulators
conventional theory
capacitors
multimeter
41. Large- gauge wire capable of carrying high currents from battery to starting motor
battery cable
waveform
wiring harness
reverse biased
42. Diagnostic tool used to find and diagnose vehicle problems
protons
scan tool
parallel circuit
short circuit
43. Carry current between power source and load
soldering gun
electron theory
scan tool
conductors
44. Circuit is complete and operational
rosin - core solder
protons
capacitors
closed circuit
45. Used to quickly repair automotive wiring
amplify
conductors
electron theory
crimp connectors & terminals
46. Allows current to flow in only one direction
crimping pliers
circuit breaker
acid- core solder
diode
47. Supplies electricity for circuit
switch
power source
acid- core solder
symbols
48. Electical device that uses electricity
ground wires
acid- core solder
load
waveform
49. Accidental low- resistance connection resulting in excessive current flow
short circuit
relay
circuit breaker
rosin - core solder
50. The lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
electricity
magnetic field
series circuit
relay