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Figure 3A.—Basic circuit.
IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 1 THROUGH 3, REFER TO FIGURE 3A.
1. What parts of the circuit represent the (a) source and (b) load?
- A. (a) Es (b) S1
- B. (a) Es (b) R1
- C. (a) S1 (b) R1
- D. (a) S1 (b) Es
2. Which of the following terms describes the circuit condition?
- A. Partially shorted
- B. Partially open
- C. Shorted
- D. Open
3. Which of the following terms describes the figure 3A?
- A. Parts layout
- B. Exploded view
- C. Wiring diagram
- D. Schematic diagram
4. If circuit voltage is held constant, circuit current will react in what manner as the resistance (a) increases, and (b) decreases?
- A. (a) Increase (b) decrease
- B. (a) Increase (b) increase
- C. (a) Decrease (b) decrease
- D. (a) Decrease (b) increase
5. If circuit resistance is held constant, circuit current will react in what manner as the voltage (a) increases, and (b) decreases?
- A. (a) Increase (b) decrease
- B. (a) Increase (b) increase
- C. (a) Decrease (b) decrease
- D. (a) Decrease (b) increase
3-6. According to Ohm’s law, what formula should be used to calculate circuit voltage if resistance and current value are known?
Figure 3B.—Graph of current and voltage.
IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 7 AND 8, REFER TO FIGURE 3B.
7. If the current is 15 amperes, what is the value of the voltage?
- A. 50 V
- B. 75 V
- C. 100 V
- D. 150 V
8. If the voltage is 200 volts, what is the value of the current?
- A. 10 A
- B. 20 A
- C. 30 A
- D. 40 A
9. Which of the following terms applies to the rate at which an electrical force causes motion?
- A. Power
- B. Energy
- C. Inertia
- D. Each of the above
10. Which of the following circuit quantities can be varied ONLY by varying one of the other circuit quantities?
- A. Voltage
- B. Current
- C. Resistance
- D. Each of the above
11. Which of the following is a correct formula for determining power in an electrical circuit?
- A. P = EI
- B. P = I2R
- C. P = E2/R
- D. Each of the above
12. What is the current in a circuit with 15 ohms of resistance that uses 135 watts of power?
- A. 10 A
- B. 15 A
- C. 3 A
- D. 9 A
13. What is the total power used by a 15-ohm resistor with 4 amps of current?
- A. 60 W
- B. 240 W
- C. 360 W
- D. 900 W
14. What type of resistor should be used in question 3-13?
- A. Carbon
- B. Wirewound
- C. Precision
- D. Composition
15. How much total energy is converted by a 1-horsepower motor in 10 hours?
- A. 7.46 kWh
- B. 8.32 kWh
- C. 8.59 kWh
- D. 9.32 kWh
16. If the energy used by the motor in question 3-15 is 9.5 kWh, what is the efficiency of the motor?
- A. 0.981
- B. 0.904
- C. 0.876
- D. 0.785
Figure 3C.—Series circuit.
IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 17 THROUGH 23, REFER TO FIGURE 3C.
17. What is the total circuit resistance (R)?
- A. 20 Ω
- B. 60 Ω
- C. 180 Ω
- D. 240 Ω
18. If the circuit current is 3 amps, what is the source voltage (Es)?
- A. 60 V
- B. 180 V
- C. 540 V
- D. 720 V
19. What is the total voltage dropped by each resistor in question 18?
- A. 20 V
- B. 60 V
- C. 180 V
- D. 540 V
20. If the current decreases to 2 amps, what is the total voltage drop across each resistor?
- A. 120 V
- B. 230 V
- C. 310 V
- D. 400 V
21. What would have to be done to the circuit to cause the current to decrease to 2 amps?
- A. The source voltage would have to be increased
- B. The source voltage would have to be decreased
- C. The resistance of R1 would have to be decreased
- D. One of the resistors would have to be removed from the circuit
22. If the circuit current is 2 amps, what is the total power used by each resistor?
- A. 240 W
- B. 460 W
- C. 620 W
- D. 800 W
23. What is the total power used in the circuit if Es = 360 V?
- A. 720 W
- B. 1380 W
- C. 1860 W
- D. 2400 W
24. When Kirchhoff's voltage law is used to assign polarities to the voltage drop across a resistor, which of the following references is used to indicate the end of the resistor that the current enters?
- A. Ground
- B. Neutral
- C. Negative
- D. Positive
Figure 3D.—Multiple source circuit.
IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 25 AND 26, REFER TO FIGURE 3D.
25. What is the effective source voltage?
- A. 15 V
- B. 25 V
- C. 50 V
- D. 75 V
26. What is the total amount and direction of current through R3?
- A. 1.0 A from Y to X
- B. 1.0 A from X to Y
- C. 0.33 A from Y to X
- D. 0.33 A from X to Y
27. Which of the following terms applies to a circuit in which there is NO complete path for current?
- A. Open
- B. Short
- C. Closed
- D. Grounded
28. A circuit in which the resistance is almost zero ohms is referred to by which of the following terms?
- A. Open
- B. Short
- C. Closed
- D. Broken
Figure 3E.—Series circuit and source resistance.
IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 29 THROUGH 32, REFER TO FIGURE 3E.
29. If R2 has a short circuit, what will most likely happen to the circuit?
- A. R1 will be destroyed
- B. Es will increase
- C. V will indicate O volts
- D. S1 will automatically open
30. What is the total voltage drop across Ri when the switch is closed?
- A. 2.5 V
- B. 6.5 V
- C. 97.5 V
- D. 100.0 V
31. What will the meter indicate with (a) S1 open, and (b) S1 closed?
- A. (a) 100 V (b) 100 V
- B. (a) 97.5 V (b) 100 V
- C. (a) 100 V (b) 97.5 V
- D. (a) 97.5 V (b) 97.5 V
32. To achieve maximum power transfer in the circuit, which of the following conditions must be met?
- A. Ri = RL
- B. Is = IL
- C. Es = EL
- D. Ks = KL
33. Maximum power is transferred from a source to a load when the value of the load resistance is of what value when compared to the source resistance?
- A. Equal
- B. Twice
- C. One-half
- D. Several times
34. When maximum power is transferred from a source to a load, what is the efficiency of power transfer?
- A. 5%
- B. 25%
- C. 50%
- D. 95%
35. A circuit consists of three resistors connected in parallel. R1= 30 ohms, R2= 15 ohms, and R3= 10 ohms. If the current through R2= 4 amperes, what is the total source voltage?
- A. 20 V
- B. 60 V
- C. 120 V
- D. 220 V
36. What is the relationship of total current to the current through a component in (a) a series circuit, and (b) a parallel circuit?
- A. (a) Divides (b) divides
- B. (a) Divides (b) equals
- C. (a) Equals (b) equals
- D. (a) Equals (b) divides
37. If a current has a negative polarity when Kirchhoff's current law is applied, which of the following, statements is true of the current?
- A. It is from a battery
- B. It is from a generator
- C. It is entering a junction
- D. It is leaving a junction
38. Three equal resistors are connected in parallel and each resistor has an ohmic value of 300 ohms. What is the equivalent resistance of the circuit?
- A. 100 Ω
- B. 150 Ω
- C. 600 Ω
- D. 900 Ω
39. Three resistors with ohmic values of 120 ohms, 60 ohms, and 40 ohms are connected in parallel. What is the equivalent resistance of the circuit?
- A. 10 Ω
- B. 20 Ω
- C. 30 Ω
- D. 40 Ω
40. Two resistors with ohmic values of 90 ohms and 45 ohms are connected in parallel. What is the equivalent resistance of the circuit?
- A. 10 Ω
- B. 20 Ω
- C. 30 Ω
- D. 40 Ω
41. Which of the following terms describes a single resistor that represents a complex circuit?
- A. Equal resistor
- B. Phantom resistor
- C. Schematic resistor
- D. Equivalent resistor
Figure 3F.—Parallel circuit.
IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 42 THROUGH 46, REFER TO FIGURE 3F.
42. What is the value of Es?
- A. 336 V
- B. 300 V
- C. 240 V
- D. 120 V
43. What is the value of current through R2?
- A. 1 A
- B. 2 A
- C. 3 A
- D. 4 A
44. What is the approximate value of total resistance?
- A. 8 Ω
- B. 37 Ω
- C. 112 Ω
- D. 257 Ω
45. What is the value of total power?
- A. 1.2 kW
- B. 1.5 kW
- C. 1.8 kW
- D. 2.0 kW
46. What is the total power consumed by R3?
- A. 108 W
- B. 240 W
- C. 360 W
- D. 1200 W
Figure 3G.—Series-parallel circuit.
IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 47 THROUGH 49, REFER TO FIGURE 3G.
47. What is the value of the total resistance?
- A. 3.6 Ω
- B. 15 Ω
- C. 34 Ω
- D. 40 Ω
48. What is the total power used in the circuit?
- A. 22.5 W
- B. 26.5 W
- C. 60.0 W
- D. 250.0 W
49. What is the total voltage drop across R3?
- A. 8 V
- B. 12 V
- C. 18 V
- D. 30 V
Figure 3H.—Complex circuit.
IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 50 AND 51, REFER TO FIGURE 3H.
50. What is the value of total resistance?
- A. 5 Ω
- B. 8 Ω
- C. 13 Ω
- D. 15 Ω
51. If an equivalent resistor is used to represent the network of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6, what is the total voltage drop across this resistor?
- A. 8 V
- B. 26 V
- C. 52 V
- D. 60 V
52. If an open occurs in a series portion of a circuit, what is the effect on (a) total resistance, and (b) total current?
- A. (a) Decreases to zero (b) Becomes infinite
- B. (a) Decreases to zero (b) Decreases to zero
- C. (a) Becomes infinite (b) Becomes infinite
- D. (a) Becomes infinite (b) Decreases to zero
53. If an open occurs in a parallel branch of a circuit, what is the effect on (a) total resistance, and (b) total current?
- A. (a) Increases (b) decreases
- B. (a) Increases (b) increases
- C. (a) Decreases (b) decreases
- D. (a) Decreases (b) increases
54. If a short circuit occurs in a series portion of a circuit, what is the effect on (a) total resistance, and (b) total current?
- A. (a) Increases (b) decreases
- B. (a) Increases (b) increases
- C. (a) Decreases (b) decreases
- D. (a) Decreases (b) increases
55. If a short circuit occurs in a parallel branch of a circuit, what is the effect in (a) total resistance, and (b) total current?
- A. (a) Increases (b) decreases
- B. (a) Increases (b) increases
- C. (a) Decreases (b) decreases
- D. (a) Decreases (b) increases
56. If one branch of a parallel network shorts, what portion of the circuit current, if any, will flow through the remaining branches?
- A. An amount determined by the combined resistance of the remaining branches
- B. All
- C. One-half
- D. None
57. Which of the following circuit quantities need NOT be known before designing a voltage divider?
- A. The current of the source
- B. The voltage of the source
- C. The current requirement of the load
- D. The voltage requirement of the load
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS TO BE USED IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 58 THROUGH 60: A VOLTAGE DIVIDER IS REQUIRED TO SUPPLY A SINGLE LOAD WITH +150 VOLTS AND 300 MILLIAMPS OF CURRENT. THE SOURCE VOLTAGE IS 250 VOLTS. (HINT: DRAW THE CIRCUIT.)
58. What should be the value of the bleeder current?
- A. 3 A
- B. 300 mA
- C. 30 mA
- D. 3 mA
59. What should be the ohmic value of the bleeder resistor?
- A. 50
- B. 500
- C. 5 kΩ
- D. 50 kΩ
60. What is the value of total current?
- A. 303 mA
- B. 330 mA
- C. 600 mA
- D. 3300 mA
Figure 3I.—Voltage divider.
IN ANSWERING QUESTIONS 61 THROUGH 66, REFER TO FIGURE 3I.
61. Why must the value of R1 be calculated first?
- A. For convenience
- B. The current through R2 depends on the value of R1
- C. The voltage drop across R1 depends on the value of load 1
- D. In any circuit, values for resistors labeled R1 are calculated first
62. How is the current through R2 calculated?
- A. By adding IR1 and the current requirement of load 1
- B. By adding the current requirements of load 1 and load 2
- C. By subtracting the current requirement of load 1 from the current requirement of load 2
- D. By subtracting the current requirement of load 2 from the current requirement of load 1
63. How is the voltage drop across R2 calculated?
- A. By adding the voltage requirements of load 1 and load 2
- B. By subtracting the voltage drops across R5 and R3 from the source voltage
- C. By subtracting the voltage requirement of load 1 from the voltage requirement of load 2
- D. By subtracting the voltage requirements of load 1 and load 2 from the source voltage
64. What is the minimum wattage rating required for R5?
- A. 1 W
- B. 2 W
- C. 1/2 W
- D. 1/4 W
65. What is the total power supplied by the source?
- A. 3.765 W
- B. 7.965 W
- C. 8.209 W
- D. 8.965 W
66. What is the purpose of using the series-parallel network consisting of R3, R4, and R5 in place of a single resistor?
- A. It provides the desired resistance with resistor values that are easily obtainable
- B. It provides the close tolerance required for the circuit
- C. It is more reliable than the use of a single resistor
- D. It costs less by using three resistors of lower wattage rating than a single, large power resistor
67. A single voltage divider provides both negative and positive voltages from a single source voltage through the use of a
- A. ground between two of the dividing resistors
- B. ground to the positive terminal of the source
- C. ground to the negative terminal of the source
- D. ground to the input of all loads requiring a negative voltage
68. Which of the following voltages are considered dangerous?
- A. Voltages above 115 volts only
- B. Voltages above 230 volts only
- C. Voltages above 450 volts only
- D. All voltages
69. If you discover a possible malfunction in an electric circuit, which of the following actions should be taken?
- A. Attempt repairs yourself
- B. Report the malfunction to a qualified technician
- C. Ignore the malfunction unless you were assigned to repair it
- D. Secure the circuit immediately by removing power at the nearest switch
70. If a person has stopped breathing and there is NO detectable heartbeat, who should perform CPR?
- A. Medical personnel only
- B. The first person on the scene
- C. Emergency Medical Technicians only
- D. Trained, qualified personnel only
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