1.

"Half-splitting" is

A.

a means for nuclear fuel cells to produce electricity

B.

a means of isolating a problem in a circuit

C.

a means for reducing a high ac voltage to a low dc voltage

D.

a means of limiting current in a circuit

Answer: Option B

2.
If doubling the voltage across a resistor doubles the current through the resistor then

A.

the resistor value decreased

B.

the resistor value did not change

C.

the resistor value increased

D.

it is impossible to determine the change in the resistor value

Answer: Option B

3.
If the voltage across a fixed value of resistance is increased five times, what does the current
do?

A.

It increases by a factor of five.

B.

It decreases by a factor of five.

C.

It stays the same.

D.

Not enough information

Answer: Option A

4.
If the resistance in a circuit with constant voltage
increases, the current will

A.

increase

B.

decrease

C.

stay the same

D.

Not enough information

Answer: Option B
5.

What is the power in the given circuit?

A.

3.6 W

B.

35 W

C.

175 W

D.

245 W

Answer: Option B

6.
What is the kilowatt-hour consumption of a 40 W lamp if it remains on for 1750 h?

A.

43.75

B.

70

C.

43,750

D.

70,000

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B

7.
A damaged resistor

A.

may appear burned

B.

may have an increased resistance value

C.

may be checked with an ohmmeter

D.

All of the above

Answer: Option D

8.
Power supplies differ from batteries in that

A.

power supply output voltages are ac and not dc

B.

power supply voltages are not stable

C.

power supplies are low-current devices

D.

None of the above

Answer: Option D

9.

What is the resistor value in the given circuit?

A.

200

B.

1k

C.

2k

D.

4k

Answer: Option C

10.
If voltage across a resistance doubles

A.

the current is halved

B.

the resistance doubles

C.

the current is unchanged

D.

none of the above

Answer: Option D
11.
What is the power in the given circuit?

A.

32 W

B.

80 W

C.

500 W

D.

16 kW

Answer: Option A

13.
Energy is defined as the ability to

A.

produce heat

B.

produce light

C.

produce sound

D.

All of the above

Answer: Option D

14.
What electromotive force would cause 20 A of current to flow through a 500

A.

0.04 V

resistor?

B.

2.5 V

C.

25.0 V

D.

10,000 V

Answer: Option D
15.
The rate at which work is performed is called

A.

current

B.

energy

C.

power

D.

voltage

Answer: Option C

16.
A battery's capacity to deliver power is measured in

A.

kWh

B.

Ah

C.

Wh

D.

Vh

Answer: Option B

17.
Power supplies are regulated to prevent the output voltage from changing due to changes in
the

A.

line voltage

B.

supply load

C.

frequency

D.

both line voltage and supply load

Answer: Option D

18.

What is the power in the given circuit?

A.

3.92 kW

B.

280 W

C.

28.6 W

D.

9.8 W

Answer: Option D

19.
If current through a resistance is halved

A.

the resistance is halved

B.

the voltage is halved

C.

the voltage doubles

D.

none of the above

Answer: Option B

20.
Ohm's law is a relationship between

A.

voltage, current, and time

B.

power, current, and resistance

C.

resistance, time, and current

D.

voltage, current, and resistance

Answer: Option D

21.

If the voltage in the given circuit was cut in half,

what would the current equal?

A.

10 mA

B.

30 mA

C.

60 mA

D.

90 mA

Answer: Option B