Basic Electricity and Electronics for Control: Fundamentals and Applications, 3rd Edition

| 1. | Electromotive force is another name for electrical __________. |
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| 2. | For electrical current to flow in a circuit, two things are necessary (select the two from this list).
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| 3. | An insulator will conduct [ more/less] current than a conductor. |
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| 4. | A zero reference is needed to determine how much __________ exists between a charged object and the reference. |
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| 5. | Which actually performs the work: electromotive force or current? |
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| 6. | If you have a 10 volt source and a 5 ohm load, with a complete circuit, how much current will flow? |
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| 7. | If you change the load to 10 ohms, will more or less current flow? |
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| 8. | If you again change the load to 2 ohms, will more or less current flow than in question 6? |
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| 9. | Given 230 volts and a 70 amp load, what power is being used? |
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| 10. | If an incandescent lamp is rated at 100 watts for 120 volts, what is the current required to operate the lamp (disregard inefficiency). |
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Answers
| 1. | Electromotive force is another name for electrical potential. |
| 2. | For electrical current to flow in a circuit, two things are necessary (pick the two from this list).
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| 3. | An insulator will conduct (more or less) current than a conductor. |
| 4. | A zero reference is needed to determine how much potential difference exists between a charged object and the reference. |