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1. An instrument which depends on current in
one or more fixed coils acting on one or
more pieces of soft iron, at least one of
which is movable.
moving-iron instrument
2. What is that device which depends on the
action of a movable permanent magnet in
aligning itself in the resultant field
produced either by a fixed permanent
magnet and an adjacent coil or coils
carrying current or by two or more
current-carrying coils whose axes are
displaced by a fixed angle?
moving-magnet instrument
3. What ammeter is mostly used in measuring
high-frequency currents?
thermocouple
4. This instrument measures temperatures by
electric means, especially temperatures
beyond the range of mercury thermometers.
pyrometer
5. This instrument refers to that one which
measures the intensity of the radiation
received from any portion of the sky
pyranometer
6. A device used to mechanically measure the
output power of a motor.
dynamometer
7. An indicating instrument whose movable
coils rotate between two stationary
coils, usually used as wattmeter.
electrodynamometer
8. Error in ohmmeter reading is due to
battery aging
9. Which of the ammeter below that has no
insertion error?
clamp-meter
10. To prevent damage of the multirange
ammeter during selection, a/an _________
should be used.
Ayrton shunt
11. Voltage measurement in a high impedance
circuit requires a voltmeter with
high input impedance
12. If a meter with a full-scale current of
100uA is used as an ac voltmeter with
half-wave rectification, its ac
sensitivity is
4,500 Ω/V
13. The zero-adjust control in an analog type
ohmmeter is used to
compensate for the differing internal
battery voltage
14. Dynamometers are mostly used as
wattmeter
15. What damping method is generally used in
dynamometers?
air friction
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16. Which dynamometer instrument has a
uniform scale?
wattmeter
17. For a dynamometer to be able to measure
high current, a ___ should be used.
current transformer
18. The scale of a hot wire instrument is
a/an ________ function.
squared
19. Moving iron instruments have a scale
function that is
squared
20. To increase the measuring capability of a
moving-iron ac meter, a ____ should be
used.
different number of turns of operating
coil
21. Which electrical instruments below is the
most sensitive?
PMMC
22. Controlling torque in PMMC.
spring action
23. What damping method is used in induction
type ammeters?
electrostatic damping
24. Induction type instruments are mostly
used as
watt-hour meter
25. The force(s) that is(are) acting on the
pointer of an indicating instrument as
they rest on there final deflected
position. (Note: damping torque is 0).
controlling & deflecting torques
26. What is (are) the force(s) acting on the
pointer of an indicating instrument when
it is in motion?
controlling, damping, and defecting
torques
27. A Kelvin electrostatic voltmeter uses
what method of damping?
fluid friction
28. In a moving coil ammeter, a ________ is
connected in series with the coil to
compensate for temperature variations.
swamping resistor
29. What is this measuring instrument that
uses the force of repulsion between fixed
and movable magnetized iron vanes, or the
force between a coil and a pivoted vane-
shaped piece of soft iron to move the
indicating pointer?
vane-type instrument
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30. Its an electrostatic voltmeter in which
an assembly of figure – 8 – shaped metal
plates rotates between the plates of a
stationary assembly when a voltage is
applied between the assemblies. The
length of the arc of rotation is
proportional to the electrostatic
attraction and thus, to the applied
voltage.
Kelvin voltmeter
31. What is that instrument used for
measuring the strength and direction of
magnetic fields?
magnetometer
32. What do you call of that instrument used
for measuring reactive power vars?
either varmeter or reactive volt-ampere
meter
33. This is a method of using a Wheatstone
bridge to determine the distance from the
test point to a fault in telephone or
telegraph line or cable.
Varley loop
34. This refers to a four-arm ac bridge used
for measuring inductance against a
standard capacitance.
Maxwell bridge
35. Refers to an ac bridge for measuring the
inductance and Q of an inductor in terms
of resistance, frequency and a standard
capacitance.
Hay bridge
36. This is a special bridge for measuring
very low resistance (0.1Ω or less). The
arrangement of the bridge reduces the
effects of contact resistance which
causes significant error when such low
resistances are connected to conventional
resistance bridges.
Kelvin double bridge
37. A type of four-arm capacitance bridge in
which the unknown capacitance is compared
with a standard capacitance. This bridge
is frequently employed testing
electrolytic capacitors, to which a dc
polarizing voltage is applied during the
measurement. What is this bridge?
Schering bridge
38. What do you call of that frequency-
sensitive bridge in which two adjacent
arms are resistances and the other two
arms are RC combinations?
Wein bridge
39. When the capacitors of a Wein bridge are
replaced by inductors, the bridge becomes
Wein inductance bridge
40. A simplified version of the Wheatstone
bridge wherein, two of the ratio arms are
replaced by a 100 cm long Manganin of
uniform cross-sections and provided with
a slider.
slide-wire bridge
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41. Electrical machine that converts ac
voltage to dc voltage, or vice versa.
rotary converter
42. Electrical machine that changes ac
voltage at one frequency to another ac
voltage at another frequency.
frequency converter
43. A Synchronous type ac-motor,
uses a dc – generator to supply dc –
excitation to the rotating field
44. In a compound generator, which field
winding usually, has a lower resistance?
series field winding
45. Which winding in a dc-compound generator
that is relatively made of fine wires?
shunt field winding
46. What is the primary reason why carbon
brushes are preferred over copper brushes
in dc motors?
they product less arcing
47. To minimize arcing during starting of dc
motors, a resistance should be added to
limit the current in the ____
armature winding
48. Motors whose speed can be easily
controlled.
dc motors
49. When a dc motor has no load, what will
happen to the back emf?
becomes maximum
50. When can we get a maximum mechanical
power from a dc motor?
Eb = 0.5V
51. One cause why the shaft torque is less
than the developed armature torque of a
dc motor.
friction loss
52. Considered as a variable speed motor
series
53. What is the most common method used in
varying the sped of a dc motor?
by varying the field strength
54. In choosing a motor for a particular
application, what characteristic you
should consider?
speed-torque
55. A motor whose speed increases as the load
is increased.
differentially compounded
56. Factor(s) that affect iron losses in a dc
motor.
flux & fied are correct
57. One advantage of a cumulatively
compounded motor is that it does not run
widely at light loads, this feature is
due to
shunt winding
58. In applications where an almost constant
speed is required, a ______ motor is a
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good choice.
dc shunt
59. In applications where a high torque is
needed during starting, a ______ motor is
preferred.
dc series
60. In applications where sudden heavy loads
happen for short duration, a ______ motor
is the best choice.
cumulatively compounded
61. In motors of the same rating, which has
the least starting torque?
dc shunt
62. Factor(s) that affect friction and
winding loses in dc motors.
speed
63. In dc motors, power loss is contributed
greatly by
copper loss
64. When a motor is overloaded, it will
usually
overheat
65. Which motor that produces the highest
increase in torque considering the same
increase in current?
dc series
66. When an armature opens in dc motor, it
may cause
intermittent sparking
67. Why do motors take large current during
starting?
there’s still a low back emf
68. The law which pertains, for any
dielectric reflector, the relationship in
which the reflective index is equal to
the tangent of the polarizing angle.
Brewster’s angle
69. A law that states the current in a
thermoionic diode varies directly with
the three-halves power of anode voltage
and inversely with the square of the
distance between the electrodes,
providing operating conditions are such
that the current is limited only by the
spacecharge.
Child’s law
70. The logarithm of the decay constant of an
alpha emitter is linearly related to the
logarithm of the range of the alpha
particles emitted by it is called _____.
Geiger-Nuttal law
71. The law that processing power of a
computer is proportional to the square of
its cost.
Grosh’s law
72. The law which states an electric motor
develops maximum power when Ei = 2Ebk,
where Ei is the applied voltage an dEbk
is the back-emf.
Jacob’s law
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73. The law which refers to the strength of
the magnetic field at a given point, due
to an element of a current-carrying
conductor, is directly proportional to
the strength of the current and the
projected length of the element and
inversely proportional to the square of
the distance of the element from the
point in question.
Laplace’s law
74. The law which concerns to a property of
mutual inductances. For a given
orientation and environment for two
inductors, the value of the mutual
inductance does not change, regardless of
the magnitude, frequency, or phase of the
currents in the coils. That is, mutual
inductance is subject only to the
physical environment surrounding the
coils.
Neumans law
75. The law that sparkling potential between
two parallel place electrodes in a gas I
a function of the product of the gas
density and the distance between the
electrodes.
either Paschen’s rule or Paschen’s law is
right
76. The rule that hysteresis loss in a
magnetic material varies directly in
proportion with the cube of the magnetic
induction.
Rayleigh’s law
77. The thermal-radiation law that shows the
total emissive power of ablackbody to be
proportional to the fourth power of the
absolute temperature of the body.
Stefan-Boltzmann law
78. The wavelength of luminescence excited by
radiation is always greater than that of
the exciting radiation.
Stoke’s law
79. It is a law expressing the relationship
nbetween a stimulus and the physiological
reaction ir produces: The sensation is
proportional to the logarithm of the
stimulus
Weber-Fechner law
80. The law indicating that the wavelength of
maximum radiation of a blackbody is
inversely proportional to the absolute
temperature.
either Wien’s first law or Wien’s
displacement law
81. The law showing that the emissive power
of a black body is proportional to the
fifth power of absolute temperature is
known as
either Wien’s radiation law or Wien’s
second law
82. It is an empirical law for the spectral
distribution of energy radiated from a
black body at a specified temperatre.
Wien’s third law
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83. An electromagnetic wave will take a path
that involves the least travel time when
propagating between two points.
Fermat’s principle
84. The rule that states, during transitions
of orbital electrons from higher to lower
energy states (accompanied by the
emission of the photons), changes in the
inner quantum number may not only e by a
factor of 0 r +/- 1.
J rule
85. This is an extension of the two-fluid
model of superconductivity, in which it
is assumed that superfluid electrons
behave as if the only force acting on
them arises from the applied electric
fields, and that the curl of the
superfluid current vanishes in the
absence of a magnetic field.
London superconductivity theory
86. A formula for the overall transmittance
of a signal flow graph in terms of
transmittances of various paths in the
graph.
Mason’s theorem
87. This applied to a nonradiative transition
of an tom from an excited energy state to
a lower energy state, accompanied by the
emission of an electron
Auger effect
88. Refers to the selective absorption of
electromagnetic waves by a dielectric,
due to molecular dipoles
Dobye effect
89. The rotation induced in a freely
suspended ferromagnetic object when
magnetization of the object is reversed.
Einstein-de Has effect
90. The random variations in the output
current of an electron tube that has an
oxide-coated cathode, caused by random
changes in cathode emission.
flicker effect
91. What do you call of the momentary
illumination produced when an electric
field is applied to a phosphor previously
excited by ultraviolet radiation?
Gudden-Pohl effect
92. The ability of ultraviolet radiation to
discharge a negatively charged body in a
vacuum.
Hallwachs effect
93. The phenomenon whereby current in a gas
changes as the result of irradiation by
light is called
Joshi effect
94. The variation (caused by the earth’s
magnetic field) of the strength of cosmic
rays arriving at different longitudes on
the surface of the earth is known as
longitude effect
95. This is the effect when the magnetization
of a helically wound, ferromagnetic wire
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fluctuates, the tendency for a potential
difference to occur.
Mateucci effect
96. _______ refers to the scattering of
monochromatic light (light of a single
wavelength) when passed through a
transparent substance.
Raman effect
97. This is the ability of an electric
current to destroy superconductivity by
the magnetic field that it generates,
without raising the cryogenic
temperature.
Silsbee effect
98. Electric polarization of a dielectric
material being moved in a magnetic field.
Wilson effect
99. What is the two-terminal semi-conductor
device which resembles the behavior of a
neuron and allows machines to duplicate
some of the neurological phenomena
observed in the human body?
neuristor
100. What gadget that electronically aids
the blind which has a camera that scan
printed matter and a device forms
corresponding raised letters which can be
read with the fingertips?
optacon
101. What do you call of a monostable
pentode circuit that generates sharp
pulses at an adjustable and accurately
timed interval after receipt of a
triggering signal?
phantastron
102. What instrument is used to measure
the intensity of radiation, such as by
determining the amount of fluorescence
produced by that radiation?
actinometer
103. _________ referred to a visual
sensation experienced by a human subject
during the passage of current through the
eye.
phosphene
104. It is a pattern that consists of
pairs of white an dark parallel lines,
obtained when an electron beam is
scattered (diffracted) by a crystalline
solid. The pattern gives information on
the structure of the crystal.
Kikuchi lines
105. An operational amplifier with double
feedback limiters that drive a high-speed
relay (1-2 milliseconds) is an analog
computer, usually involved in controlled
programming.
bang-bang circuit
106. The arrangement of connecting wires
in a circuit to prevent undesirable
coupling and feedback.
dress
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107. What is that device used in

biotelemetry for monitoring physiologic
activity of an animal, such as pH values
of stomach acid?
radio pill
108. Refers to noise produced by erratic
jumps of bias current between two levels
at random intervals in operational
amplifiers and either semiconductor
devices.
popcorn noise
109. A conductor in which two oscillating
circuits have the same resonant frequency
is called
syntony

110. Refers to triode electron tube having

an anode that can be moved or vibrated by
an externally supplied force.
vibrotron

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