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Electrical Engineering
12th Grade
05/29/2014

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Series parallel circuit
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Houses are wired in what kind of circuit
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Millivolts
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hat is small amount of voltage measured in
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Prongs at an angle with one another
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A polarized plug generally has
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Current flow in forward - bias and reverse - bias direction
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Diodes are rated based on
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Ohms
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Capacitive reactance is measured in
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Coulomb
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An ampere is defined as one _______ of electrical charge falling past a point in one second
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Number of protons in a atom
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The atomic number of a compound indicates the
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Capacitor
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Two electrodes on sets of electrodes in the form of plates separated from each other by an insulating material called the dielectric
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Oscillators
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Electronic circuit that produce high frequency AC are called
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Physiological effect of current
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A current passed through a muscle in the human body will cause the muscle to contract this is called
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Silver
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What material is the best for a electrical conductor
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Valence
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What is the name of the outer shell of a atom
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Condensers
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Capacitors are also known as
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Alternating current
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______ is when the current flowing in a conductor changes direction ( moves back and forth) many times in a second
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Increased current flow
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Increasing the voltage in a circuit and keeping resistance the same will result in
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Base
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Transistors are turned on and off by voltage applied to their
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10 amps
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A microwave is rated at 1,200 watts at 120 volts , how much current does it draw
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Green
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The ground wire is always
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Produce excessive heat
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If you plug an appliance designed for AC into DC power source the appliance will
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Increases the voltage in a power line
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Step up transformer does
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Light
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What is a by product of frequencies over a billon MHz
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Stores charge
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What does a capacitor do
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Amplifier
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A device used to increased the signal voltage, current or power generally composed of a vacuum tube and associated circuit called a stage
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Voltage
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E
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Breaker points
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Metal contacts that open and close a circuit at timed intervals
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Copper oxidizes
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contacts are usually gold as opposed to copper because
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White
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What is the usual color for insulation on a ground wire
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Should be connected in parallel
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To produce greater storage of electrons and more capacitance , capacitors
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Smaller in diameter
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A number 12 wire compared to a number 6 wire is larger or smaller
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Watts
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Consumption of electricity is measured in
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Series circuit
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An electrictrical circuit that has only one path for current to flow is known as
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1/60 seconds
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What is the period of the voltage waveform out of a wall outlet
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Amplitude Modulated
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An AM radio signal is
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From anode to cathode
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In a diode ( PN Junction ) the current flows
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Resistance
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What does an ohm stand for
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Amperes
Definition
Electronic current is measured in
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Difference Voltage
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A voltmeter is a device used to measure
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Fuse
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In order to protect an electric circuit, the following component can be used
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Place a screwdriver across the terminal
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To discharge a capacitor safely what must you do
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Diode
Definition
A device which passes current in 1 direction
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electrons
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Electric current in metals results from the flow of ________ from one place to another
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Dry air
Definition
What is the best insulator
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Copper
Definition
What is the best conductor
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Whaen the voltage decreases along the line
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What is a line drope
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Am motor that can run on AC or DC
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A universal motor is
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battery
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BST Transistor
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