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when the wire or foil strip inside a fuse melts, the fuse is said to be

Blown

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2

The difference between a fuse and a circuit breaker is __________

circuit breakers can be reset and used again

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3

Which of the following is a formula for calculating power?

P= I x E

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4

Which of the following is a type of circuit protection device?

Fuse

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5

Kirchoff’’s Voltage Law for a series circuit says that the total voltage is equal to _____________-

The sum of the voltage drops

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6

To find the total resistance in a series circuit

Add the individual resistance

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7

Which of the following is a formula for calculating total resistance in a parallel circuit?

RT = 1(1R+1/R2+1/R3)

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8

Which is not an application of Ohms Law?

none of the above

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9

The current that flows from and back to the power supply in a parallel circuit is called ____________ current

Main Line

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10

The measure of energy consumed by a circuit is called__________

Power

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11

Resistance is measured in units of

Ohms

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12

An _________ is used to measure resistance.

Ohmmeter

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13

A multimeter is a multipurpose device that can measure

Voltage, current, and resistance

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14

The potential difference between two points in a circuit is called

Voltage

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15

An ammeter is used to measure

Current

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16

The amount of voltage that is used by each load depends on the ____________

of each load.

Resistance

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17

If a wire has continuity, it __________

Will have almost no resistance

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18

is a measurement device specifically used to measure only voltage.

Voltmeter

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19

Which of the following statements is not true about measuring the resistance of a component that is connected in a circuit?

Turn off the power supply.

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20

To measure current through a component, the ammeter must be connected ___________ the component

In series with

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21

circuit is one in which there is only one path for current to travel.

Series

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22

A known reference point in an electrical circuit is called a

Common

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23

Current in an ___________ circuit is divided among the branches of the circuit.

Parallel

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24

When loads are connected in series, their individual resistances are

Added

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25

Current is measured in units of

Amps

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26

A knife switch consists of a lever and one or more sets of

Contacts

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27

Which of the following is a manually operated switch?

Pushbutton switch

Selector switch

Knife switch

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28

determines if electricity is present in a circuit.

Circuit tester

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29

The electrical wall outlets at home are a source of __________ current

Alternating

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30

Electricity is the flow of ____________ in a conductor

Electrons

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31

A simple method for opening or closing a circuit is to use a

Switch

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32

Which of the following is not a component of a basic electrical circuit?

Insulator

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33

Which of the following is an electrical output device?

Motor

Lamp

Resistor

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34

Rotary motion is the output of which electrical output device?

Motor

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35

The contacts of an _____________ switch are open until acted on by the operator.

Normally opened

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36

Which of the following is true of an electrical schematic diagram?

Represents components with standard symbols

Shows how the components are interconnected

Is helpful in troubleshooting a circuit.

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37

Constant voltage power supplies will maintain a constant voltage output under varying

Loads

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