1.

  Materials with lots of free electrons are called

A. conductors

B. insulators

C. semiconductors

D
filters
.

2.  The unit of electrical charge is the

A. coulomb

B. joule

C. volt

D
watt
.

3.  Current flows in a circuit when

A. a switch is opened

B. a switch is closed

C. the switch is either open or closed

D
there is no voltage
.

4.  The minimum resistance value for a blue, gray, red, silver resistor is
A. 612 

B. 6,120 

C. 6,800 

D
6,460 
.

5.  The maximum resistance value for a brown, red, yellow, gold resistor is
A. 126,000 
 B. 126,600 

C. 114,000 

D
132,000 
.

6.  Which of the following is not a type of energy source?

A. generator

B. rheostat

C. solar cell

D
battery
.

7.  When placed close together, two positively charged materials will
A. attract

B. become neutral

C. become negative

D
repel
.

8.  The conductance of an 8 ohm resistance is

A. 12.5 mS

B. 8 mS

C. 12 S

D
125 mS
.

9.  Electrons in the outer orbit are called

A. nuclei

B. valences

C. waves
 D
shells
.

10.  A thermistor is a type of

A. switch

B. resistor

C. battery

D
power supply
.

11.  A two-terminal variable resistor is known as a

A. potentiometer

B. thermistor

C. rheostat

D
wiper
.

12.  Eight-tenths coulomb passes a point in 4 s. The current in amperes is

A. 1.6 A

B. 16 A

C. 2A

D
0.2 A
.

13.  When the current is 2.5 A, how many coulombs pass a point in 0.2 s?
A. 12.5 C

B. 1.25 C

C. 0.5 C

D
5C
.
14.  The colored bands for a 4,700 ohm resistor with a ten percent tolerance are
A. yellow, violet, red, gold

B. yellow, violet, orange, gold

C. yellow, violet, red, silver

D
orange, violet, red, silver
.

15.  A material that does not allow current under normal conditions is a(n)
A. insulator

B. conductor

C. semiconductor

D
valence
.

16.  The unit of electrical charge is the

A. volt

B. ampere

C. joule

D
coulomb
.

17.  A multimeter measures

A. current

B. voltage

C. resistance

D
current, voltage, and resistance
.

18.  If there is 6 A of current through the filament of a lamp, how many coulombs of charge move
through the filament in 1.75 s?
A. 10.5 C
 B. 105 C

C. 3.4 C

D
34 C
.

19.  A wiper is the sliding contact in a

A. switch

B. photoconductive cell

C. thermistor

D
potentiometer
.

20.  A neutral atom with an atomic number of five has how many electrons?
A. 1

B. 5

C. none

D
depends on the type of atom
.

21.  A circuit breaker is a

A. fuse

B. switch

C. resettable protective device

D
resistor
.

22.  An ammeter is an electrical instrument used to measure

A. current

B. voltage

C. resistance
 D
none of the above
.

23.  A red, red, orange, gold resistor has a nominal value of

A. 22,000 

B. 2,200 

C. 22 

D
2.2 
.

24.  An ohmmeter is an instrument for measuring

A. current

B. voltage

C. resistance

D
wattage
.

25.  The current in a given circuit is not to exceed 24 A. Which value of fuse is best?
A. a fuse is not necessary

B. 10 A

C. 24 A

D
20 A
.